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EWNJ is fighting to ensure women have equal access to corporate board seats and top leadership at companies. In conjunction with our biennial A Seat at the Table Awards Breakfast, we publish the only report on the number of women on boards and in the senior governance of New Jersey’s public companies.

2025 Report

A Seat at the Table Reports

2025 Key Statistics

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29% of board seats among public New Jersey companies are held by women, this is unchanged from 2023

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35% of board seats among New Jersey Fortune 500 companies are held by women, a decline of two percentage points from 2023

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5% of public companies in New Jersey have 0 women board members, an increase of two percentage points from 2023

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22% of top earners are women, an increase of two percentage points from 2023

Sustaining the Momentum

This is the seventh edition of A Seat at the Table: Celebrating Women and Board Leadership. Under the theme “Sustaining the Momentum,” the report examines the increase in women serving on corporate boards and in executive leadership over the past two years, features interviews with business leaders who have championed gender diversity and inclusion, and provides guidance and recommendations to help ensure women continue to have equal access to leadership opportunities.

Recommendations for Sustaining the Momentum

  1. Companies should refocus on the core corporate value of serving consumers and customers in a diverse marketplace.

  2. Recognize the link between diverse perspectives and the Board’s fundamental responsibility to manage risk.

  3. Build from the bottom up. Remember that diversity at the top comes from a diverse pipeline of candidates.

  4. Remember that diversity does not “just happen,” it is the outcome of a deliberate process that creates value.

  5. Those who aspire to board positions should hone the skills that will make them good candidates. They should also take advantage of the infrastructure built over the past decade by organizations like EWNJ.

This summary represents only a small fraction of the compelling information and enlightening statistics EWNJ uncovered in our latest A Seat at the Table report.