Qualified but Overlooked: What Keeps Women Out of Corporate Boardrooms?
By Blossom Ukoha A woman may spend decades building expertise, leading teams, managing complex budgets and delivering measurable business results, yet still be overlooked when a board vacancy arises. Her qualifications may be unquestionable and her leadership record impressive, but the final appointment may go to someone whose experience appears more familiar to those making the decision. This raises an important question: if women are qualified to lead organisations, why do they continue to struggle for representation in corporate boardrooms? The problem is not simply a shortage of capable candidates. It lies in how board members are identified, assessed, recommended and appointed. Although women’s representation has improved over the past decade, progress remains uneven, particularly in positions that carry the greatest influence over corporate decisions. The Numbers Behind the Boardroom Gap According to Deloitte’s Women in the Boardroom research, women held approximately 23.3 per cent of board seats globally in data…
Breaking Barriers in the Pacific: Temukisa Hauma Becomes Tuvalu’s First Woman Governor-General
By Blossom Ukoha “I look forward to leading the nation and empowering our people, especially the women of Tuvalu.” With these words, Temukisa Auina…
Childcare: The Missing Link in Women’s Economic Power
By Blossom Ukoha According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), women perform 76.2 per cent of unpaid care work globally and spend 3.2 times…
International Day of the Girl Child 2026: Who Gets to Decide a Girl’s Future?
By Blossom Ukoha “I was just a child and suddenly got married. Before I had time to recover from the shock, I got pregnant.”…
Leading the Fight Against Breast Cancer: Amber Guild Takes Charge at Susan G. Komen
By Blossom Ukoha “I am deeply honored to join Komen as its President & CEO, and I am inspired to work alongside Komen’s incredibly…
11 Success Tips Every Woman Scaling a Social-Impact Business Needs to Know
By Blossom Ukoha “Profit and purpose are not mutually exclusive, and you have to work just as hard on delivering the impact you want…
Innovations Designed by Women to Improve Everyday Health Monitoring
By Blossom Ukoha For generations, women have navigated health concerns that were often under-researched or diagnosed only after symptoms became difficult to ignore. From…
Meet Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri: From Morocco’s First Female Mayor to Its First Woman Head of Government
By Blossom Ukoha When Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri was appointed Morocco’s Head of Government on 29 September 2026, history was made in a country…
Mental-Health Solutions and Burnout Recovery for Women Leaders
By Janet Coin In 2007, Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post, collapsed from exhaustion while building her media company. Working approximately 18-hour days,…
First Woman to Lead WTCA in 57 Years: Annette Gregg’s Leadership Journey
By Blossom Ukoha “WTCA has an extraordinary foundation, a trusted global brand and a network of Members with deep connections to businesses and communities…
World Teachers’ Day: The Women Who Teach Also Shape the Women Who Lead
By Blossom Ukoha “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela’s words capture a…
World Habitat Day: Why Adequate Housing Is Essential to Women’s Safety, Health and Power
By Blossom Ukoha For millions of women around the world, home is more than a physical structure. It is where children are raised, livelihoods…
