According to a survey conducted from December 2018 to January 2019, South Koreans guessed that nine percent of chief executive officers (CEOs) in the top 500 global firms were women. The actual share was only three percent.
Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by South Koreans as of February 2018
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Ipsos. (March 6, 2018). Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by South Koreans as of February 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816525/south-korea-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/
Ipsos. "Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by South Koreans as of February 2018." Chart. March 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816525/south-korea-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/
Ipsos. (2018). Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by South Koreans as of February 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816525/south-korea-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/
Ipsos. "Percentage of Female Chief Executive Officers (Ceos) in The World's Largest 500 Companies Guessed by South Koreans as of February 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816525/south-korea-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/
Ipsos, Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by South Koreans as of February 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816525/south-korea-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by South Koreans as of February 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, March 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/816525/south-korea-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/