The number of female general counsel in the Fortune 1000 rose 12% in 2021, reaching 331, while the number of GCs from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups shot up 21%, climbing to 148, according to a new report from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
The one underrepresented group that did not make headway in 2021 was Hispanic/Latinx, where an increase in female representation was offset by a decrease in males, leaving the number at 27.
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