FLORIDA CORPORATE BOARD DIVERSITY INITIATIVE
INCREASING WOMEN ON CORPORATE BOARDS
WHO WE ARE
Our task force includes members of four preeminent women’s leadership organizations, the International Women’s Forums in Florida, Women Executive Leadership Florida, the Florida Chapters of Women Corporate Directors and 50/50 Women on Boards, which have come together to work collaboratively to promote the inclusion of women on corporate boards in Florida and to monitor the status of women on these boards.
MISSION
This group’s mission is to track the representation of women on the Florida Russell 3000 boards and to provide this data to all the corporations. The group also encourages the companies to move to gender balanced boards and offers to connect qualified women to Florida boards, with a near term objective of seeing at least three women on every public board in Florida. More specifically, our mission is to:
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• Increase the number of women on the boards of the Russell 3000 companies in Florida
• Encourage all boards to become gender-balanced
• Connect qualified female board candidates to open board opportunities
TAKE ACTION
Florida women call on Florida public companies to:​
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• Add at least one woman if you currently have two or less on your board
• If you have three or more women but are not gender-balanced, then increase to gender balance, including at least one woman of color
• If you have gender balance, maintain that balance, and include at least one woman of color
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RESEARCH
Florida Women on Boards publishes a census each year. The 2025 census analyzed female representation on the boards of companies in the Russell 3000 list ("R3000") as of June 30, 2025. This report explores differences by state, delves into specific trends in the state of Florida, and concludes by celebrating the women who joined Florida boards during the 12 months ending June 30, 2025.
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KEY FINDINGS
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The percentage of board seats held by women in Florida on the Russell 3000 boards is 27.3% compared to 30.1% for the full Russell 3000 (R3000).
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Fifty-seven percent of companies in other states have reached three or more women on their boards. However, only 47% of Florida companies have three or more women. This is an improvement compared to 44% last year, suggesting that Florida could surpass the 50% mark next year.
We examined potential structural drivers such as industry mix, company size, and regulatory constraints, and found no reason Florida should lag, other than noting that states with lower female representation tend to be more politically conservative.
Certain positive events occurred in 2025. Most notably, Florida now has 12 gender-balanced boards, up from only four last year. In addition, 34% of new board seats in Florida went to women this year (versus 33% last year).
Phone
917-690-1958