With the support of our staff, board, advisors, funders, and our data partner Equilar, we’ve created a body of work that helps investors, journalists, and consumers hold companies accountable. As we’ve tracked and spotlighted our state’s successes, we have also uncovered places where progress has fallen short – namely, the pernicious underrepresentation of women of color. For example, while Latinas represent nearly 20% of California’s population, they hold only 1.5% of director seats in our state – and even that is a marked increase from a few years ago.

Our first playbook - the Board Diversity Playbook focuses on recruiting practices to increase gender diversity in boardrooms. Each page includes practical tools and tactical suggestions from those who have leveraged these strategies in their organizations, and insights linking you to further resources and readings to support and expand awareness to set your board up for success.

Thanks to a brilliant team and a broad coalition of generous collaborators, we have spent three productive years shining a spotlight on our state’s successes in these realms. We are proud to do our part to ensure that California continues to lead by example, partnering with talented creators that drive the world culturally and economically. After all, California values inspired innovations over ingrained habits, and is never afraid to go first in pursuit of a better way.