Oct
27
New U.S. Women in Business Statistics Released by Catalyst
ByCatalyst released some interesting statistics about women in business in the United States this month.
Check out some of the information available in the Catalyst U.S. Women in Business report:
- Percentage of women in the U.S. labor force: 46.3%
- Percentage of women in management, professional and related occupations: 50.6%
- Percentage of female Fortune 500 corporate officers: 15.4%
- Percentage of female Fortune 500 board seats: 14.8%
- Percentage of female Fortune 500 top earners: 6.7%
- Percentage of female Fortune 500 CEOs: 2.4%
Here are some statistics from the Catalyst Women CEOs of the Fortune 1000 report:
- Number of female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies: 12
- Number of female CEOs in Fortune 501-1000 companies: 10
- Total female CEOS in Fortune 1000 companies: 22
Looks like the business world has a long way to go to reach anything close to equality in leadership. Your thoughts?
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