Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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Gender Diversity on Bank Board of Directors and Performance Accessible Data

Figure 1: Average and Median Female Share and Blau Index of Board, over time 1999-2015

Gender diversity has risen over time, with the median Blau Index across all banks in a given year increasing from 16 to over 30, translating into an uptick in the median female share of the board from 9 to 20 percent over the 1999-2015 period.

Source: BoardEx and authors’ calculations.

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Last Update: February 12, 2019

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Gender Diversity on Bank Board of Directors and Performance Accessible Data

Figure 1: Average and Median Female Share and Blau Index of Board, over time 1999-2015