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DiverseIQ reported on board diversity disclosure trends based on its review of the more than 2,460 S&P 1500 and Russell 3000 (R3000) proxy statements filed calendar year-to-date as of May 2.

Disclosure of at least one quantitative measure of board diversity has declined among R3000 companies from 93.3% last season to 58.6% this season:

Notably, with the elimination of its board diversity disclosure requirement, disclosure of at least one quantitative measure of board diversity among Nasdaq companies declined 50% season-over-season, compared to a decline of about 20% for NYSE companies.

Disclosure of gender and race/ethnicity by individual director and in the aggregate has also declined sharply as detailed by the line graphs and in the tables included in the report.

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                        This post first appeared in the weekly Society Alert!