Women's Commission Releases Report Findings

The Alabama Women's Commission is excited to share the findings of a report commissioned by the Commission in 2007 in an effort to highlight and better understand issues most relevant to Alabama's women with children age one (1) and below. In doing so, we have uncovered some surprising trends and are illuminating others that we believe will be of interest to Alabama's citizens and leadership. The issues which emerge as most significant for the chosen population are: 1) diagnosis and treatment of postpartum depression; 2) lack of equitable access to high-quality child care; and 3) disproportionately high rates of infant mortality. For the complete report, click here. For the addendum to the initial report, click here.

Special thanks to the Auburn University Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work and Carole Zugazaga, Ph.D. MSW, Denise Davis-Maye, Ph.D., LCSW, Rosemary Stafford, B.A., Amanda Taylor, B.A, & Mary B. Belk for their endless work on this study.

2006 Census of Women Executive Officers and Directors

Auburn University's Women's Leadership Institute and the College of Liberal Arts recently released a study of women in leadership positions: 2006 Census of Women Executive Officers and Directors. The study seeks to acknowledge where Alabama is in terms of women in leadership positions as well as focus on areas where further progress is needed. The companies used for this study were selected on the bases of certain criteria: Public ownership, headquartered in Alabama, and non-subsidiary status. Some key findings from the study include:

  • Women held 0% of the Fortune500 executive positions.
  • Women held 9.90% of the public companies executive officer positions.
  • Twenty six of the forty six public companies had no women executives.
  • Women held 14.81% of the Fortune 500 board seats.
  • Women held 5.49% of the public companies board seats.
  • Twenty five companies had no women board members.

For the complete study results, visit http://www.auburn.edu/outreach/womenleaders/.
 

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