Report: Women CEOs are Twice as Likely to Be Targeted by Shareholder Activism Campaigns

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NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholder activism campaigns are increasingly focusing on CEOs, with women leaders disproportionately targeted. Between 2018 and 2025, among campaigns that explicitly targeted CEOs—criticizing their leadership or calling for their removal—the share aimed at women was 16%. In the Russell 3000, that's about two and a half times what expected based on their rate of representation in the CEO population (about 6% on average during this period).

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