In 1995, zero percent of CEOs at Fortune 500 company were women. By 2023, this number had increased to 10.6 percent of CEO's, or 53 women. According to the source, Katharine Graham was the first woman CEO on the Fortunate 500 list in 1972.
Share of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies who were women from 1995 to 2023
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Pew Research Center. (September 27, 2023). Share of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies who were women from 1995 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/691192/share-of-women-ceos-fortune-500/
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Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies who were women from 1995 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691192/share-of-women-ceos-fortune-500/
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Share of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies who were women from 1995 to 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/691192/share-of-women-ceos-fortune-500/