When women are better represented in leadership roles, more women are hired throughout the company. This ensures that there is a sufficient pipeline of female talent at more junior levels for future leadership roles.

Women are hired and promoted at lower rates than men, so far fewer women make it into management and have a chance at senior roles. Only about one in five senior leaders is a woman, and one in twenty-five is a woman of color.

Corporations need to ensure that their recruitment and appraisal systems are gender-neutral and performance focused. Corporate culture is twice as important as individual mindsets in building women's' confidence that they can reach top management positions.

Female executives are correlated with higher profits. A company with 30% female leadership could see an increase of 15% in profitability compared to a similar company with no female leadership.

Having at least three women on a corporate board is tied to improved financial performance in terms of Return on Equity (ROE) and Earnings per Share (EPS) compared to similar boards with no female representation.