The number of women in leadership positions in the
Omaha area overall remained relatively stagnant from 2006 to 2008,
according to the latest update to the Women’s Fund “Women and
Leadership in Omaha” report. While progress could be seen in some
areas, decreases in the percentage of women represented occurred in
others.
The most recent numbers update the 2006 study that found little
progress had been made in the last decade, and that in some instances,
women actually lost ground compared with the 1996 survey.
Following are highlights from the 2008 study:
• The number of women holding elected offices decreased between 1996
and 2006 and again in 2008. The latest study showed women held just 24
percent of the elected offices in Douglas County. In 2006, women held
29 percent of elected offices compared to 34 percent in 1996.
• Women held 22.5 percent of the appointed offices, including judicial positions and boards and commissions, in 2008.
• The number of women holding positions on not-for-profit boards
increased slightly in 2008 to 39 percent, compared with 37 percent in
2006. Of the 43 boards reviewed, 21 saw increases and 18 had decreases
in the percentage of women serving.
• The largest numbers of women in elected office are on boards of
education. Omaha Public Schools has the greatest percentage, with 10 of
its 12 members female.
• There are no women on the eight-member University of Nebraska Regents Board.
• Ten of the 49 state legislators, or 20 percent, are women.
Download the complete 2008 report.
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