WBC CEO Gwen K. Young urges leaders to scale proven solutions—capital, mentorship, policy, and visibility—to ensure women entrepreneurs can thrive.
The fifth annual report this year shines a spotlight on the connection between women’s participation in sports and their rise to CEO. These first-time findings are striking: a notable percentage of current women CEOs played competitive sports in college or professionally.
September 15-19, 2025 • Virtual
WBC invites you to join us for the 2025 Action for Impact (A4I) Annual Summit, a weeklong virtual experience celebrating innovation, leadership, and equity in business.
Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is an unprecedented alliance of 80+ partner organizations and hundreds of business leaders building a movement to achieve equal position, pay, and power for all women in business.






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Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relentlessly champions women in business through collaboration, advocacy, action, and accountability.
With our Sponsors, Partners and WBC Champion Network, WBC mobilizes thousands of diverse professional women, men, organizations, public and private companies to accelerate change toward equal position, pay, and power for all women in business.
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Reports

August 2025 Women Joining Public Boards Report
Women comprised 21% of new appointments to public boards of directors, with 41 women and 155 men appointed in August 2025.
News
Women Business Collaborative Releases Women CEOs in America 2025 Report
Women Business Collaborative (WBC) today released the annual Women CEOs in America Report, the definitive study tracking the representation, trends, and pathways of women leading
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Washington’s historic i Ricchi restaurant played host to a high-powered luncheon this week celebrating LILLY, the new film portraying Lilly Ledbetter’s fight for equal pay
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Women of Color Briefing
WBC crafted this Briefing with the support and help of our Steering Committee who helped to review and analyze over 60 reports from both business and academic sources, many of which collaborate with Women Business Collaborative (WBC).
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WBC Partners play a critical role in advancing our mission to achieve equal position, pay, and power for all women in business. We ring the bell and call for equity together.
Our partners are organizations that support our mission towards equal pay, position, and power for all women in business by providing research, thought leadership, and expertise within our four Action Initiatives.
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