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        Fearless Girl

        Overnight on the eve of International Women’s Day 2017, we placed Fearless Girl in New York’s financial district to ignite a conversation about the importance of gender diversity in corporate leadership.

        Sculpture by Kristen Visbal | Commissioned by State Street Global Advisors

        Sculpture by Kristen Visbal | Commissioned by State Street Global Advisors

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        Starting in 2017, our Asset Stewardship team has engaged with companies in our investment portfolio to monitor their approaches to gender diversity and alignment with our expectations.

        2017 71%

        Companies in the Russell 3000 had at least one female director in 2017 1

        2024 99%

        Companies in the Russell 3000 had at least one female director in 2024 1

        1 Calculated on MSCI Analytics, 2024.

        Learn More About Our Asset Stewardship Program

        Driving Sustainable Value

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        Celebrating Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling

        On March 8th, 2021, we installed a broken glass ceiling surrounding Fearless Girl in New York to celebrate her 4th anniversary and International Women’s Day — symbolizing the many glass ceilings that women have shattered that continue to inspire all of us.

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        Her Home at the New York Stock Exchange

        Fearless Girl moved from her original location in December 2018 and is now installed in front of the New York Stock Exchange, where she stands as a symbol of the power and potential of women in leadership.

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        Fearless Girl in the News

        Fearless Girl’s First Year Helped Reshape Corporate Boardrooms

        In the year since State Street’s Fearless Girl statue started her showdown with Wall Street’s Charging Bull, the asset manager has faced a confrontation of its own in corporate boardrooms: pressing firms to add more women to their boards.

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        Fearless Girl Pays Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Justice Ginsburg

        Ginsburg, who was the second-ever woman to sit on the Supreme Court, wore these collars not just emphasize the overdue feminine energy she brought to the court, but also to encode meaning into her dress a sartorial strategy practiced by powerful women throughout history.

        Read More on USA Today

        Investor State Street Uses Financial Clout to Get More Women to the Top

        Asset manager State Street Global Advisors, said it will pressure companies to provide more data about the number of women employed at all levels of management and will push for greater diversity at board level.

        Read More on Reuters

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