Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2001
Abstract
My interest in women and corporate boards evolved from a general desire for more information on boards. Being the most senior woman executive in an educations institution, there appeared to be no senior individuals available to assume a role on our board and to illustrate the possible role women executives could play. During my initial research it became obvious there were very few senior women executives who had ascended to positions on their organization's corporate board. there was also very little known about women inside directors, giving me a tremendous opportunity to begin to answer numerous questions. My grand tour questions were to identify how women inside directors were represented on corporate boards and how their status was determined. Questions surrounding representation included the following sub-questions: Do women inside directors sit on larger boards? Do boards with women inside directors have a larger number of inside directors? Do boards with women inside directors have a larger representation of family members who are also directors? The question on status was an issue of determining the influence of women inside directors by identifying their contributions and how they are utilized. the sub-questions surrounding influence included the following: Are women inside directors younger than male inside directors? Do women inside directors have shorter board tenure than male inside directors? How do the salaries of women inside directors compare to male inside directors? How are women inside directors utilized? This research did not vary from this initial intent. These questions are answered, but as with most research, more questions were raised.
Keywords
women executives -- United States
Rights
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Department/Center
Design & Innovation
Recommended Citation
Zelechowski, Deborah Dahlen, "The Contribution and Status of Women Inside Directors in Fortune 1000 Companies" (2001). Student Scholarship. 435.
https://commons.case.edu/studentworks/435
