Australia, Canada, South Africa & United States
2008 Women in Business in Australia, Canada, South Africa & the United States
Sources
Population
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Demographic Statistics, 3101.0, March Quarter 2008.
Statistics Canada, "Population characteristics by age and sex 2006" (2008).
Statistics South Africa, "Labour Force Survey: July 2008" (2008).
U.S. Census Bureau, "National Population Estimates by Selected Age Groups and Sex for the United States" (July 2006).
Labor Force
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Table 01. Labour force status by Sex - Trend - 6202.0 Labour Force, Australia, October 2008.
Statistics Canada, "Labour force characteristics by age and sex 2006" (2008).
Statistics South Africa, "Quarterly Labour Force Survey: Quarter 3, 2008" (2008).
Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race," Annual Averages (2008)
Managerial and Professional Specialty Positions
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency, EOWA 2008 Australian Census of Women in Leadership (2008).
Statistics Canada, "CANSIM Table 282-0069: Labour Force Survey Estimates: Wages of Employees by Type of Work, National Occupational Classification for Statistics, Sex, and Age Group, Unadjusted for Seasonality, Monthly" (November 2008).
Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity," Annual Averages (2008).
Corporate Officers/Executive Managers
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency, EOWA 2008 Australian Census of Women in Leadership (2008).
Catalyst, 2006 Catalyst Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners of the FP500 in Canada (2007).
Business Women's Association, South African Women in Corporate Leadership: Census 2008 (2008).
Catalyst, 2008 Catalyst Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners of the Fortune 500 (2008).
Board Directors
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency, EOWA 2008 Australian Census of Women in Leadership (2008).
Catalyst, 2007 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the FP500: Voices From the Boardroom (2008).
Business Women's Association, South African Women in Corporate Leadership: Census 2008 (2008).
Catalyst, 2008 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500 (2008).
CEOs
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency, EOWA 2008 Australian Census of Women in Leadership (2008). (ASX 200)
Catalyst, 2007 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the FP500: Voices From the Boardroom (2008).
Business Women's Association, South African Women in Corporate Leadership: Census 2008 (2008).
Catalyst Research (2008).
UPDATED December 10, 2008
