Women Lagging in Top Leadership Positions

LEADERSHIP in Business in the USA

More Than Half of Management Occupations Are Held by Women

In 2019, women held 51.8% of all management, professional, and related occupations.³²

The 2020 Fortune 500 list published in May revealed a record high for the number of women CEOs (37). In comparison, men held 463 CEO positions in the Fortune 500.³³

The Overwhelming Majority of Boards Are Still Dominated by Men

In 2019, men held 74% of S&P 500 board seats, while women held 26%.³⁴

• In the top 200 companies in the S&P 500, only 6% of board seats were held by women of color. Four percent were held by Black women, 1% by Latinas, and 1% by Asian women.³⁵

In 2018, men held 77.5% of Fortune 500 board seats, while women held 22.5%.³⁶

• Only 4.6% of these seats were held by women of color.³⁷

Source: https://www.catalyst.org/research/women-in-the-workforce-united-states/