Despite making up half of the population and 47% of the labor force, women remain highly underrepresented in the top echelons of business.
The more diverse a team is, the more likely it is to make the best business decision. Logically, this makes sense, since multiple perspectives are considered this way – and groupthink can be avoided.
5% of the richest billionaires are women
6% of S&P 500 companies have women CEOs
20% of Fortune 500 board members are women
There are many arguments that can be made for closing this gender gap, but the most compelling one is very simple: there’s a growing body of research that shows that gender diverse companies make more money.
Source: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/gender-diversity-bottom-line/
