In 1995, zero percent of CEOs at Fortune 500 company were women. By 2020, this number had increased to 7.4 percent of CEO's, or 37 women. According to the source, no Black or Hispanic women lead Fortune 500 companies, while three Asian American women serve as CEOs.
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Pew Research Center. (January 1, 2021). Share of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies who were women from 1995 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/691192/share-of-women-ceos-fortune-500/
Pew Research Center. "Share of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies who were women from 1995 to 2020." Chart. January 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691192/share-of-women-ceos-fortune-500/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies who were women from 1995 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691192/share-of-women-ceos-fortune-500/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Ceos of Fortune 500 Companies Who Were Women from 1995 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691192/share-of-women-ceos-fortune-500/
Pew Research Center, Share of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies who were women from 1995 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691192/share-of-women-ceos-fortune-500/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Share of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies who were women from 1995 to 2020 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/691192/share-of-women-ceos-fortune-500/