It has not been a good year. By almost any metric, the presence of women in the boardrooms of Georgia’s publicly held companies went down. And trends are not looking good. According to the Georgia nonprofit OnBoard, the percentage of women directors of Georgia’s public companies declined for the first time since 2014, going from […]
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2025 OnBoard study finds little progress for women on Georgia’s corporate boards
The percentage of women on Georgia’s public company boards has steadily increased every year. Until now, that is. Women directors make up 27.4 percent of the state’s corporate board, virtually the same as 2024, when women held 27.2 percent of director seats. The 2025 OnBoard study also showed some backsliding of key metrics. OnBoard tracks […]
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Eight public companies in Georgia have as many women on their boards as men
Georgia now has eight major public companies with at least as many women on their board as men. As recently as 2021, there were zero Georgia companies with gender parity on their boards.
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A new record: Women now top 25 percent of directors on Georgia’s public companies
For the first time ever, women now make up a quarter of all directors on the boards of Georgia’s public companies, according to OnBoard, an organization that’s been keeping count for decades.
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OnBoard finds continued progress of women at Georgia’s public companies
A year ago, no public company in Georgia had as many women as men on their board. Today, four companies have reached or exceeded gender parity.
