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2020 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders in New York State

The 2020 New York Census – The State of Women Business Leaders in New York State is the sixth in a series of biennial reports tracking the gender composition of those in key leadership roles in the largest 100 public companies headquartered in New York State. This census report tallies the number of women serving on boards of directors and the number of women holding C-suite positions. For the purpose of this study, we include only the executive titles of chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, chief information officer, and general counsel. We find that gender diversity is increasingly represented on boards of directors but has decreased in executive suites.

View the 2020 Census here.

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2015 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders In New York State

Columbia Business School, in partnership with Women’s Executive Circle of New York, is proud to present the 2015 New York Census. This report is the fifth in a series tracking the number of women at the top of the 100 largest publicly listed corporations headquartered in New York State. Since our 2013 report, gender diversity on boards of directors has increased significantly and is now 20.5%. This is a very encouraging finding. Gender diversity in executive leadership positions at these companies has also increased and is now 12.7%.

View the 2015 Census here.

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2013 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders In New York State

This report is the fourth in a series tracking the number of women at the top of the 100 largest publicly listed corporations headquartered in New York State. Since our 2011 report, gender diversity on boards of directors has increased significantly and is now at 18.7 percent. This is a very encouraging finding. Gender diversity in executive leadership positions has remained relatively unchanged, and this suggests the need for further analysis to understand how female representation in the C-suite can be increased.

View the 2013 Census here.

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2011 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders In New York State

The 2011 New York Census - The State of Women Business Leaders in New York State is the third in a series of biannual reports tracking the gender composition of leadership positions in the largest 100 public companies headquartered in New York state. The Census tallies the number of women serving on boards of directors and the number of women holding top executive positions.

In addition to an analysis of companies in fiscal year 2010, the report also compares findings to our previous two Census studies from fiscal years 2006 and 2008. As the third Census in our series, this report tracks the changes in female representation over the past five years.

View the 2011 Census here.

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2009 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders In New York State

WECNY conducted a quantitative research study in conjunction with Columbia Business School that evaluates the state of women in executive positions at New York's 100 largest publicly traded companies. This study is the second of a series of annual reports on women business leaders in New York, entitled 2009 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders in New York State, and reveals the role that women play in leadership positions in top decision making positions in the top 100 revenue-producing public companies headquartered in New York for the 2008 fiscal year.

View the 2009 Census here.

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2007 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders In New York

WECNY collaborated with Cornell University's Institute for Women and Work to help improve the standing of women in business leadership positions. Together, we conducted a quantitative research study that evaluates the state of women in executive positions in the top 100 public companies headquartered in NY. This study, first in a series of annual reports, 2007 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders In New York, will be made available to the NY business community and state and city legislators and policymakers.

View the 2007 Census here.

"It is well-known that diversity is not only good for business in today’s global environment but essential for companies to maintain their profitability. Gender diversification at the upper echelons of business management and corporate governance is vital for New York State companies to widen their pool of diverse skills, talent and experience by having more women in leadership positions. Women are good for business. In a “win-win” strategy, our mission is to also help make business good for women too."

Francine Moccio, Ph.D.
Director, Cornell University
Institute for Women and Work