This statistic shows the share of women among newly appointed board members of Fortune 500 companies in 2017, by industry. In 2017, 47 percent of newly appointed board members in the consumer industry were women.
Percentage of new directors seats on Fortune 500 boards filled by women in 2017, by industry
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Heidrick & Struggles. (July 19, 2018). Percentage of new directors seats on Fortune 500 boards filled by women in 2017, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/896301/percentage-of-new-directors-who-are-women-by-industry/
Heidrick & Struggles. "Percentage of new directors seats on Fortune 500 boards filled by women in 2017, by industry." Chart. July 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896301/percentage-of-new-directors-who-are-women-by-industry/
Heidrick & Struggles. (2018). Percentage of new directors seats on Fortune 500 boards filled by women in 2017, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896301/percentage-of-new-directors-who-are-women-by-industry/
Heidrick & Struggles. "Percentage of New Directors Seats on Fortune 500 Boards Filled by Women in 2017, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896301/percentage-of-new-directors-who-are-women-by-industry/
Heidrick & Struggles, Percentage of new directors seats on Fortune 500 boards filled by women in 2017, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896301/percentage-of-new-directors-who-are-women-by-industry/ (last visited June 04, 2020)
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