Gender Inequality

Why are there so few women CEO's?

General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra announces that Chevrolet will begin testing a fleet of Bolt autonomous vehicles in Michigan during a news conference in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC1E60F28F90

Roughly 5% of Standard & Poor’s 500 companies have female CEOs. Image: REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Michael Holmes
Jim Moran Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Florida State University
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GM’s Mary Barra speaks before the North American International Auto Show in 2012.
GM’s Mary Barra speaks before the North American International Auto Show in 2012. Image: Reuters/Mike Cassese
he vast majority of American CEOs are men.
he vast majority of American CEOs are men. Image: Reuters/Arnd WIegmann
Paid maternity leave could help eliminate the gender gap at the highest echelons of business.
Paid maternity leave could help eliminate the gender gap at the highest echelons of business. Image: Reuters/Callaghan O'Hare
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