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Data indicates higher credit ratings correlated with increased gender diversity in executive and board roles. Moody’s, 2022.
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A study by École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord (EDHEC Business.School) NewGen Talent Centre examined nearly 66,000 personality and motivation tests, revealing that women's professional behavior is authentic, flexible, sensitive, and altruistic. EDHEC, NewGen Talent Centre, 2020.
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In a study of 350 startups, male founders had a two-to-one funding advantage, but women-led startups generated 10% more revenue over five years. Boston Consulting Group, 2018.
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Women on boards tend to value diversity of thought as well as representation. They usually ensure there are more women and underrepresented minorities in the C-Suite, executive leadership, and on the board. Forbes, 2021.
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Women's economic participation is key, they reinvest a higher percentage of their earnings in families and communities, leading to faster development and poverty reduction. Harvard Center for International Development, 2024.
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United States companies with three or more female directors reported earnings that were 45 percent higher than those companies with no female directors. Morgan Stanley Capital International, n.d.
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Since 2018, BlackRock has advocated for greater gender diversity on corporate boards, citing research that links it to stronger market performance. The firm recommends that companies it invests in have at least two women serving as directors. California Partners Project, 2019.
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Since 2018, BlackRock has recommended two women directors on boards of companies it invests in. California Partners Project, n.d.
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A 2012 University of California, Berkeley study found companies with women on their boards are more likely to “create a sustainable future” by, for example, instituting strong governance structures with a high level of transparency. California Partners Project., n.d.
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Companies with women on boards outperform all-male boards by 26% in stock performance. California Partners, n.d.
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Investment data shows that women-helmed companies have higher business metrics than men. Forbes, 2020.
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When women are appointed to the C-suite, they catalyze fundamental shifts in the way a company thinks, leading to higher knowledge-building capacity, better business outcomes, and a stronger bottom line. Harvard Business Review, 2021.
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Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15% more likely to have financial returns above the average in their national industry. McKinsey Global Institute, 2016.