Women in U.S. Management
*Note: For the list of current women CEOs of the Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000, please see our list of Women CEOs of the Fortune 1000.
†Note: In 2009, Catalyst instituted a methodology change that makes comparison to previous annual Corporate Officer statistics inappropriate.
SOURCES
1 Catalyst, unpublished research (2009). This list measures the number of women CEOs as of the time when Fortune publishes their annual Fortune 500 list.
2 Rachel Soares, Nancy M. Carter, and Jan Combopiano, 2009 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Women Board Directors (Catalyst: 2009); Catalyst, 2008 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500 (2009); Catalyst, 2007 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500 (2007); Catalyst, 2005 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500 (2006).
3 Catalyst, 2008 Catalyst Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners of the Fortune 500 (2008); Catalyst, 2007 Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners of the Fortune 500 (2007); Catalyst, 2005 Catalyst Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners of the Fortune 500 (2006).
4 Rachel Soares, Nancy M. Carter, and Jan Combopiano, 2009 Census: Fortune 500 Women Executives (Catalyst: 2009).
5 Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Table 2: Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1973 to date," Annual Averages 2009 (2010).
6 Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Table 11: Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity," Annual Averages 2009 (2010).
UPDATED March 16, 2010
