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When Hypatia Capital started investing in women in leadership, in 2007, there were only 10 women CEOs in the S&P 500. Today there are 50. Why is investing in companies with women who are Chief Executive Officers, considered impact and sustainable investing? Because they bring increased economic output, inclusivity, and performance.<\/p>\n

Before we look at what we gain by investing in women in leadership, lets measure what we lose by not including women fully in the economy. Women represent close to 50% of the population but only 47% of the workforce. Every year, McKinsey and Lean In publish the Women in the Workforce report<\/em>. This research shows that, if women were full participants in the economy, global GDP could increase by $12 trillion by 2025. To reach that higher sustainable growth rate, it is imperative that we develop more inclusive organizations and institutions. How? By having more inclusive leadership.<\/p>\n

Are Women More Inclusive Leaders?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Inclusive leadership values and includes people from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. The data tells us women are more inclusive leaders. Women CEOs have senior leadership teams that are 80% more diverse than men CEOs. Women CEOs have senior leadership teams that are 36% women, versus 20% women in men\u2019s senior leadership teams. While women CEOs have senior leadership teams are two-thirds men, it is clear they are making greater strides in bringing more points of view into the leadership suite.<\/p>\n

Hypatia Capital believes this gender-balanced vision at the top trickles down throughout organizations benefiting your sister, your daughter, your mother, your friend. We believe having more women CEOs is the fastest and most certain way to get women more equal opportunity in their workplaces. The data shows women are more likely to be promoted at a firm with a female CEO. But, because women are less than 10% of all CEOs, one\u2019s chances of working at a firm that has a female CEO are low. Yet, an upward sloping career path makes permanence in the workforce more likely. Thus, the impact of a higher proportion of women CEOs is that women will feel more included, be more likely to stay in the workforce and be promoted. More women promoted? Elimination of the \u201cbroken rung\u201d? That is impact.<\/p>\n

The impact, however, is also to the bottom line. Data shows that companies with diverse leadership teams tend to perform better financially.<\/strong> According to Blackrock, the largest asset manager in the world, here are three key areas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Enhanced Financial Performance:<\/strong> Companies with gender diversity across all levels outperformed less diverse companies by an average of 1.2% between 2011 and 2022.<\/li>\n
  2. Leadership Representation: <\/strong>Firms where middle management mirrors the overall workforce’s gender representation generated 36 basis points higher risk-adjusted monthly returns compared to peers with less diversity in these roles over 2016-2022.<\/li>\n
  3. Cultural Impact: <\/strong>Companies with more women-friendly cultures, as indicated by longer average maternity leaves taken, showed an annualized excess return of 1.07% over the benchmark (Russell 1000 Index) over the past four years.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n