May 18, 2024

Public Companies

Women on Board

Women are still rare on the boards of Florida's biggest public companies.

Amy Keller | 6/1/2007

Gender Gap In 2006 ...

  • 72 public companies of the top 150 in Florida had no women directors.
  • Women were not represented in the boardroom or in top executive ranks in 39.2% of companies on Florida Trend's Public 150 list.
  • Only six companies in Florida employed two or more women in top-level executive positions: Claire's Stores, Fresh Del Monte Produce, Office Depot, Regeneration Technologies, Chico's and Reptron Electronics.
  • Women of color occupied fewer than 1% of all board seats in Florida.





Taking Action:
Ann Spector Lieff says she had to network aggressively to land a board seat after Specs Music was bought out in 1998 and her CEO position was eliminated. She now serves on several boards and mentors other women.

[Photo: Eileen Escarda]


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