Women achieved parity with men among newly hired chief executives in CEO Update’s second annual Association CEO Recruitment Trends report.Fifty-seven of the 115 association chief executives tracked by CEO Update who were hired by associations between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025, were women. That rounds to 50% and contrasts with 45% in our previous report.This tracks with data from Sterling Martin, the No. 2 recruiter of association chiefs during the period, which placed exactly half men and half women during the year, according to Jessica Powell, a vice president at the firm. However, the Trump administration’s opposition to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)… Read More