The percentage of executive positions held by women and racial minorities in the U.S. cannabis industry remained little changed in 2022 compared to last year, according to a new report from MJBizDaily.
However, both groups have experienced steep declines from pre-pandemic highs, when they often outpaced their cohorts in mainstream businesses.
According to the 2022 report, “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Cannabis Industry,” women holding executive positions in the cannabis industry grew by only a percentage point over the past year, to 23.1%.
That’s down sharply from 36.8% in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number is also below national averages for all businesses.
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 29.1% of chief executives at mainstream companies in 2021 were women, a number that has been rising steadily since the government started tracking the statistic in 2003.
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