The statistic presents the results of a survey conducted in January and February 2018 to find out about the situation of women and gender (in)equality across 27 countries. In Mexico and Peru, respondents guessed that approximately 29 percent of the CEOs of the world's largest 500 companies were women. The source estimated that around three percent of CEOs in the largest companies worldwide were, in fact, women.
Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018
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Ipsos. (March 5, 2018). Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/
Ipsos. "Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018." Chart. March 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/
Ipsos. (2018). Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/
Ipsos. "Perceptions on What Percentage of Chief Executive Officers (Ceos) of The World's Largest Companies Are Women According to Respondents in Selected Countries of Latin America as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/
Ipsos, Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, March 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/