Still, access to these stepping-stone roles remains uneven. Across executive leadership teams, women make up just 24% of the ...

Even though the number of female CEOs is up, that’s still only 7.4% of the Fortune 500 ranked businesses compiled annually by the magazine. Last year there were 33, which was up from 24 from 2018.

Women CEOs in Fortune 500 are regularly in the news, but there are many other women leaders who rarely make it into the spotlight—especially those who lead private companies.

And here’s another fun fact: among Fortune 500 CEOs, women only recently outnumbered men named John. Women overtaking Johns at the CEO level may be the fun fact of the year.

The rise of female CEOs is no fluke, says Janice Ellig, CEO of executive search firm Ellig Group. During the past few years, corporate boards have sharpened their focus on gender and racial ...

Women comprise about 47% of the U.S. workforce, but only about 5% of S&P’s 500 companies have women CEOs ...

BOSTON, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Eos Foundation's Women's Power Gap (WPG) Initiative released a groundbreaking report analyzing the career trajectories of CEOs at S&P 500 companies ...

A conversation with Nike's CEO with a marquee event of Epicenter Week, celebrating women's sports in Portland.

A majority of CEOs said they will reward in-office employees with raises or promotions. Here's how to get ahead even if ...

Indra Nooyi's departure from Pepsi will leave just 24 women running America’s 500 largest publicly traded companies -- and only a few women with any minority racial or ethnic background ...