Women on Boards is a TEMPO Madison initiative to increase the number of women serving on business boards.

The project provides resources for members aspiring to serve on business boards and for those responsible for filling board positions.

• Women on Boards provides training, professional development, and facilitated connections to educate and position members for business board service.
• Women on Boards hosts a Database of Board Candidates where those responsible for filling board positions can search for and find qualified, diverse women candidates for Board and Advisory Board roles.

Board diversity is good for business and communities

Research* demonstrates that companies and society benefit from diversity in the boardroom. For example:

• Fortune 500 businesses with higher percentages of women directors outperform competitors in key areas, including return on equity, return on invested capital, return on sales, and share price performance.
• Gender equity in the boardroom attracts top female talent.
• The presence of women on boards is strongly linked to business reputation.
• Gender-diverse boards are linked to more effective risk management, increased board engagement, and fewer financial reporting errors.
• Communities are better served by businesses whose boards mirror customer and client bases – and these businesses outperform their competitors.

Studies have shown that it takes at least three women on a board to maximize the positive impact. Yet, women and minority groups remain vastly underrepresented on business boards nationally. Women on Boards intends to positively impact this dynamic by ensuring that Madison and Dane County businesses are aware of TEMPO Madison as an excellent resource for recruiting board members.

Database of Board Candidates

Women on Boards' Database offers Board Brief and Board Bio documents on a broad pool of qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. TEMPO Madison members are experienced leaders with a minimum of ten years of recent experience in an executive or senior leadership role.

To access Women on Boards’s Database of Board Candidates, click here.

For more information, contact Chair Susan Thomson or email tempomadison@tempomadison.org.