Benchmarking Women's Leadership

Key Findings: Nonprofits

  • Women make up 45 percent of the CEO s at nonprofits but only 21 percent of the CEO s at nonprofits with budgets of $25 million or more.
  • Though the vast majority of workers in the nonprofit sector (73 percent) are women, men still hold a majority of top leadership positions and receive significantly higher incomes.
  • Women CEO s of nonprofits have been losing ground relative to men in terms of salaries: Female CEO s now make only 66 percent of male salaries, compared with 71 percent in 2000.
  • Women account for 43 percent of the board seats among all nonprofits but hold only 33 percent of the board seats at nonprofits with incomes of $25 million or more. People of color account for 18 percent of the staff in nonprofits and 14 percent of the board members.

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