network 2000, inc

founded in 1993 with the mission to promote the advancement of women in professional and executive positions.

Network 2000, Inc. has been measuring the representation of women in the boardrooms of public companies based in Maryland for the last six years.

We encourage you to read the results of Network 2000's 2010-2011 Census Report and check out the report's appendices too.

Executive Summary of 2010-2011 Key Findings

The percentage of women on boards of public companies in Maryland in 2010 remained the same as 2009 at 9.2 percent, though women held six fewer seats in 2010 compared to 2009.
Maryland continues to lag behind the national average of board seats held by women by 6 percent. Women hold 15.2 percent of board seats nationally.
Forty companies (43.5 percent) had no women on their corporate boards, an improvement over 44 (47.8 percent) in 2009.
The number of companies where women held 20 percent or more of the board seats decreased from 14 (15.2 percent) in 2009 to nine (10.5 percent) in 2010.
The number of Maryland public companies dropped from 92 in 2009 to 86 in 2010.
Fewer companies (28) headquartered in Maryland have no women in either their boardroom or executive suite – down from 30 in 2009.

Previous Reports

2009 Census of Women Board Directors in Maryland

InterOrganization Network (ION)'s
7th Annual Status Report of Women Directors in 14 Regions of the U.S. is entitled How Change Happens