Leading Together for Women and Youth

WHAT WE DO

GENDER EQUITY

Supporting women's representation on boards

Ensuring California companies benefit from our state’s breadth of talent by tracking and shining a light on women added to public company boards.

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CHILD WELLBEING

Media, tech and adolescent mental health in a time of crisis

Working to understand what impact COVID-19 isolation, social disruption and increased screen time has on mental health, and supporting parents and adolescents in the current moment.

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WHY IT MATTERS

WOMEN ON BOARDS

45%

Companies with three or more female directors reported earnings that were 45% higher per share than companies with no female directors

4%

Since California passed a law requiring women directors, the percent of public companies with all male boards dropped from 29% to just 4%

MEDIA, TECH & KIDS

98%

In the U.S. nearly every child under 8 has access to a mobile device at home, and youth represent one third of internet users worldwide

1 in 6

Nearly 20% of teens have experienced at least one form of abusive behavior online

WHO WE ARE

Leadership

In 2020, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom helped launch the California Partners Project (CPP) as an independent 501(c)(4) not-for-profit organization to fully realize her commitment to educating and connecting individuals and groups for collective progress.

Through 2021, CPP is focused on two specific goals concerning gender equity and child wellbeing: successfully increasing women’s representation on the boards of public corporations headquartered in California, and research and education around children’s mental health as impacted by the fallout of a global pandemic, and increased use of media and technology.

board of directors