Net effects: examining strategies for women’s inclusion and influence in ASX200 company boards

Applied Network Science

Table 9 Category 2—The Draft Picks: reasons for joining the network (by gender)

Category 2—The Draft Picks
Reason for joining network	Number of directors			Percentage of directors
Reason for joining network	Men	Women	Total	Men (%)	Women (%)	Total (%)
Reason 1: Company Joined Index in 2018	183	56	239	51.26	35.90	46.59
Reason 2: Director Joined Board	166	90	256	46.50	57.69	49.90
Reason 1 and Reason 2 combined	8	10	18	2.24	6.41	3.51
Total	357	156	513	100	100	100

“Reason 1 and Reason 2 combined” indicate that a director had multiple positions and she/he joined the network because the company entered the ASX200 index in 2018 and she/he also joined the board of the company that was already in ASX200 index