This document summarizes a study by DIRGIS Consulting on diversity in West Michigan businesses. It finds that 17% of women hold director/executive positions in West Michigan businesses, compared to 18% nationally. 35% of West Michigan companies have no women or minorities in leadership, compared to 44% nationally. It also provides statistics on levels of education among diverse leaders in West Michigan.

1. West Michigan Businesses
and Diversity
by
DIRGIS Consulting

2. DIRGIS Consulting – West Michigan Businesses and Diversity
According to a study by Diversity Inc.:
18% of Women have Director level positions at
S&P 100 Companies.
8.4% of Women have Executive level positions
at S&P 100 Companies.
44% of the S&P 100 Companies have no
Women and/or Black, Latino, etc…

3. DIRGIS Consulting – West Michigan Businesses and Diversity
Knowing that West Michigan is a vibrant
community that is driven to be a
community of choice, is a philanthropic
community and wants the young adults
that come to this community to learn to
also choose to stay, DIRGIS Consulting
wanted to know how do our West
Michigan businesses compare to the
Diversity Inc study.

4. DIRGIS Consulting – West Michigan Businesses and Diversity
Reviewing the 2015 corporate/personal
websites
17% of Women have Director/Executive
level positions at West Michigan
Businesses.
35% of the West Michigan Companies have
no Women and/or Black/Other Diversity

5. DIRGIS Consulting – West Michigan Businesses and Diversity
44% of the Board/Executive level positions
have Post Graduate Degrees (MBA or Higher).
Of that 59% are held by Women compared to
41% of Men.
44%
59%
41%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Post Grad Ed Female Male
Post Grad Education

6. DIRGIS Consulting – West Michigan Businesses and Diversity
Of the Blacks/Other that have
Director/Executive level positions 58%
have Post Graduate Degrees (MBA or Higher).
44%
58%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Total Post Grad Black/Other Post Grad
Education - WMI Board/Exec

7. DIRGIS Consulting – West Michigan Businesses and Diversity
When we remove the females that are related
to the business owners 64% have Post
Graduate Degrees (23% more than men).
64%
59%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
No Relation Female
Female Post Education

8. DIRGIS Consulting – West Michigan Businesses and Diversity
Of the Blacks/Other that have
Director/Executive level positions 42% are
Female.
42%
58%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Female Male
Black/Other Diversity in WMI Business

9. DIRGIS Consulting – West Michigan Businesses and Diversity
Of the WMI Businesses studied 84% are
privately held.
Privately Held
84%
Publically
Traded
16%
WMI Businesses

10. DIRGIS Consulting – West Michigan Businesses and Diversity
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