With the news that Google's Marissa Mayer has joined Yahoo as CEO, the remarkable upswing in female CEOs continues. The following figure summarizes the trend, showing that there are currently 41 female Fortune 1000 CEOs, the majority of whom have joined in the last three years. Remarkable.
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I think you are joking but am honestly not sure. 41/1000 is "remarkable"?
Posted by: Sharon Schneider | July 17, 2012 at 07:59 PM
\I was commenting on the rapid recent (and overdue) growth, not on the abysmally low number. No joke intended.
Posted by: Paul Kedrosky | July 17, 2012 at 08:10 PM