Where Are the Female Executives?
That we must ask “where are female executives?” shows we are not there yet. The current economic climate may have shifted organizational focus from diversity to survival, but diversity executives should not shelve goals to attract and retain top female talent. Successfully engaging women can improve business, and starting the process can be as simple as facilitating supportive networks and creating development opportunities. The Numbers The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows fairly equal representation of women and men in management and professional roles, but moving up the corporate ladder is a different story. Among Fortune 500 companies, 15.7 percent of corporate officers and executive managers, 15.2 percent of boards of directors and 3 percent of CEOs are women, according to recent numbers from Catalyst. In the state of Massachusetts, for example, The Boston Club, an organization dedicated to developing and promoting women leaders, found the number of women directors and executi
