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New Study on Women on Boards
of Hospitals and Universities
NEW STUDY about diversifying

and staff) are increasingly female," said Vicki Kramer,

education and medical boards titled,

one of the coauthors of the study.

Increasing Gender Diversity on the Boards
of Nonprofit Eds and Meds: Why and

The report was created through interviews with
"59 female ed and med board members and male

How to Do It, found that education and healthcare

and female institutional leaders (chairs and chief

nonprofits face the same diversity challenges as

executives) in 14 states and the District of Columbia,

for-profit company boards: a significant number

representing every region of the United States." These

still lack substantial gender and racial diversity. A

interviews showed an inside look at board selection

lot of focus has been given to diversifying for-profit

processes. The report also highlighted the difference in

boards, but this same focus has been largely ignored

impact for women of color.

on nonprofit boards, places such as hospitals and
universities.

The report found that having women on these
boards makes a difference on decision making, that

The study explained different obstacles that women
face getting onto education or medical boards.
"The need to bridge the gender diversity gap at eds

nonprofits' boards offer unique barriers for women to
cross to get on these boards, that nonprofits boards
have the ability to benefit from and achieve diversity,

and meds is particularly important at a time when the

and that stakeholders such as consumers, employees,

constituents of these institutions (patients, students,

and donors could generate change.

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