The statistic shows the percentage of board seats at U.S. Fortune 500 companies held by women, from 2000 to 2013. As of 2013, women held about 17 percent of board seats at Fortune 500 companies.
Percentage of board seats at U.S. Fortune 500 companies held by women, from 2000 to 2013
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Statistics on Women in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic U.S. population by sex 1980-2021
- Basic Statistic Life expectancy of women in the United States 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Opinions on various aspects of being a woman in United States 2021
- Premium Statistic Opinions on various aspects of being a woman in United States 2021, by gender
Employment
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- Basic Statistic U.S. employment rate of women 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. female unemployment rate 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. unemployment rate of women unadjusted 2021-2023
- Basic Statistic U.S. female labor force 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Full-time employed women - number in the U.S. 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Part-time employed women - number in the U.S. 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. gender wage gap, by industry 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. gender wage gap for most common occupations for men 2021
Education
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- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. population who have completed high school or more 1960-2021
- Basic Statistic Percentage of the U.S. population with a college degree, by gender 1940-2021
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate enrollment in the U.S. 1970-2030, by gender
- Premium Statistic Enrollment/projections in U.S. 2-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2030, by gender
- Premium Statistic Enrollment/projections in U.S. 4-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2030, by gender
Health
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- Basic Statistic Persons in the U.S. with private health insurance coverage 1984-2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Leading causes of death among women in the United States 2019
- Premium Statistic Heart disease female death rates in the U.S. 1950-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among women 2009 and 2023
- Basic Statistic U.S. females who reported their health as fair or poor 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic U.S. females who reported their health as fair or poor 2020, by ethnicity
Mothers
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Further related statistics
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- Percentage of U.S. Fortune 500 women board directors in 2013, by type
- Percentage of board seats at European stock index companies held by women 2014
- Percentage of board seats at North American stock index companies held by women 2014
- Percentage of board seats at Asia-Pacific stock index companies held by women 2014
- Share of women employed as managers in Japan 2014-2016
- Share of boards of directors without women in the Netherlands 2012-2019
- Share of women employees at director level in Japan 2010-2015
- Share of women at boardroom level in Indonesia 2010-2015
- Share of female directors Japan 2016-2018
- FTSE 100 directors' age by gender UK 2019
- Share of women at boardroom level in Australia 2010-2015
- Share of companies with no female directors 2017, by country
- FTSE 100 company executive directors' age by gender UK 2019
- Returns in firms with female board directors in the U.S. 2012
- Proportion of mid-market UK companies operating in China 2015, by sector
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- Percentage of U.S. Fortune 500 women board directors in 2013, by type
- Percentage of board seats at European stock index companies held by women 2014
- Percentage of board seats at North American stock index companies held by women 2014
- Percentage of board seats at Asia-Pacific stock index companies held by women 2014
- Share of women employed as managers in Japan 2014-2016
- Share of boards of directors without women in the Netherlands 2012-2019
- Share of women employees at director level in Japan 2010-2015
- Share of women at boardroom level in Indonesia 2010-2015
- Share of female directors Japan 2016-2018
- FTSE 100 directors' age by gender UK 2019
- Share of women at boardroom level in Australia 2010-2015
- Share of companies with no female directors 2017, by country
- FTSE 100 company executive directors' age by gender UK 2019
- Returns in firms with female board directors in the U.S. 2012
- Proportion of mid-market UK companies operating in China 2015, by sector
Catalyst. (December 10, 2013). Percentage of board seats at U.S. Fortune 500 companies held by women, from 2000 to 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/441199/fortune-500-board-seats-held-by-women/
Catalyst. "Percentage of board seats at U.S. Fortune 500 companies held by women, from 2000 to 2013." Chart. December 10, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/441199/fortune-500-board-seats-held-by-women/
Catalyst. (2013). Percentage of board seats at U.S. Fortune 500 companies held by women, from 2000 to 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/441199/fortune-500-board-seats-held-by-women/
Catalyst. "Percentage of Board Seats at U.S. Fortune 500 Companies Held by Women, from 2000 to 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/441199/fortune-500-board-seats-held-by-women/
Catalyst, Percentage of board seats at U.S. Fortune 500 companies held by women, from 2000 to 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/441199/fortune-500-board-seats-held-by-women/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Percentage of board seats at U.S. Fortune 500 companies held by women, from 2000 to 2013 [Graph], Catalyst, December 10, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/441199/fortune-500-board-seats-held-by-women/