At the current rate of growth, gender parity would be achieved by 2034 across the Russell 3000. This is significant progress compared to analyses done in Q4 2016 and Q4 2017 when parity was expected to be achieved in 2055 and 2048, respectively.
Russell 3000: Q4 2018 = 0.37 CA: Q4 2018 = 0.36 The percentage of women on Russell 3000 boards increased in Q4 from 18.0% to 18.5%, pushing the GDI to 0.37. Among California-based Russell 3000 director seats, 18.1% belong to women. This positions the CA GDI at 0.36.
