Asset Stewardship

Fearless Girl

Overnight on the eve of International Women’s Day 2017, we placed Fearless Girl in New York’s financial district to ignite a conversation about the importance of gender diversity in corporate leadership. She moved to her new home in 2018 in front of the New York Stock Exchange — continuing to inspire people around the world.

Since the launch of our Fearless Girl® campaign in 2017:

1,548

companies were identified for not having a woman on their board

948

companies of those identified have added a woman director

205

companies voted against in year five of the campaign

As of February 2022

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Her Home at the New York Stock Exchange

Fearless Girl moved from her original location in December 2018 and is now installed in front of the New York Stock Exchange, where she stands as a symbol of the power and potential of women in leadership.

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Fearless Girl in the News

Investor State Street Uses Financial Clout to Get More Women to the Top (Reuters)

Lynn Blake on the Push for More Women on Boards (Bloomberg)

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