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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Reporter’s Notebook: Buckhead cityhood opposition group, Atlantan to chair American Medical Association, partnership to transform mental health in 40 HBCUs
Attention all Georgia voters — next Tuesday is voting day for each party’s primary runoffs in the statewide races. To find out where to submit your ballot on Tuesday, click here. You must be registered 30 days in advance of an election, which means you’ll have to sit this one out if you haven’t registered […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Celebrating Piedmont Park designer Frederick Olmsted’s 200th birthday
With Earth Month 2022 coming to a close, be sure to take a moment this weekend to enjoy all that Mother Nature has to offer. With adventures like hiking at Arabia or Panola Mountain, kayaking down the Chattahoochee River or just soaking up some sun at your local park, you’ll find a good way to […]
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Women making great strides among Georgia’s public companies
The number of women on the boards of Georgia’s 119 public companies increased dramatically over the past year, according to the 2021 OnBoard study of women on corporate boards and those serving in executive roles.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Awards for some, new jobs for others
Plus, Morris Brown closer to full accreditation
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OnBoard: Women gaining ground on Georgia’s public company boards
A Georgia public company has six women directors on its board – a first in the state. That is just one example of how women are continuing to make strides on Georgia’s public company boards, according to OnBoard, an organization that has been tracking the number of women on Georgia’s public company boards since 1993.
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We can do better Atlanta by adding more diversity to our corporate ranks
Atlanta may be the cradle of the civil rights movement, but it has ways to go to have diversity on its corporate boards and within its executive suites.
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Lisa Robinson named president of OnBoard nonprofit
One of Georgia’s most influential organizations advocating for more women in the corporate world – OnBoard Inc. – has named Lisa Robinson as its new president, effective June 1.
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Carol Tomé on becoming CEO of UPS: ‘Lots of glass was broken’
The naming of Carol Tomé as the next CEO of UPS is a major breakthrough for women running major public companies in Georgia.
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Study of women on Georgia boards finds ‘true momentum’
After more than 25 years of tracking the number of women on Georgia’s public company boards, OnBoard saw significant progress in 2018.
“For years, we’ve had moderate increases,” said Cheri Husney, the 2018 president of OnBoard. “This year it feels like we have got a real story to tell.”
