Boardroom Diversity: New Opportunities for Female Executives

BOARDROOM DIVERSITY New Opportunities for female Executives Carada: 13.1% Sweden: 26.4% Germay 12.1% France: 22.5% USA: 12.6% China: India: 5.2% 1.5% UK: 10.7% Brazil: 4.5% South A frica: 17.4% Australia: 13.8% Woman on Boards Across the World 16.6% Board Seats in the Fortune 500 Held by Women IMPROVED RESULTS AT FORTUNE 500 comPANIes 53% 42% How to Become a Board Director M Serve on the board of a focal nonprofit Network with other directors as a peer M Further education to prepare for boardroom success M O Prepare a resume that highlights board-refated value M All resume to a director registry M Read about issues refevant to board members M Be inspired by other women on boards Infographic created by BlueSteps in support of women who make a difference in the workplace. BlueSteps is an online career management service for senior executives. As an exclusive service of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), BlueSteps enables senior executives to be visible to more than 8,000 AESC member executive search professionals who use BlueSteps to locate candidates. BlueSteps also offers a full suite of career management tools and resources specifically for senior-level executives. For more information, please visit BlueSteps.com. Sources: "Women in the boardroom: A global perspective" www.corpgo.deloitte.com BLUESTEPS "2012 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Women Board Directors" Catalyst.org cre almkxia "Companies With More Women Board Directors Experience Higher Financial Performance" Catalyst.org