Women Board Directors on FP500

In 2005, women held 12.0 percent of all FP500 board seats, up from 11.2 percent in 2003—only a 0.8 percent increase in two years.

In 2005, the following industries had the highest percentages of women board directors (30.8 - 16 percent in descending order): Insurance Services; Real Estate; Credit Unions; Property and Casualty Insurance; Entertainment; Multimedia; Life and Health Insurance; Banks; General Merchandisers; and Food and Drug Stores. Insurance Services; Real Estate; and Multimedia were new to this list in 2005.
(source: 2005 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the FP500)