Women CEOs

Women—particularly women of color, women born outside of the United States, and LGBT women—are underrepresented among CEOs of the Fortune 500. Catalyst tracks the data and helps advance more women onto corporate boards.

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Melonie Parker and Mellody Hobson talk about Mellody's rise up the corporate ladder and her hope for women of color in the future.
Women CEOs

Breaking Down Barriers for Women of Color

A conversation with Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments

Women CEOs

Catalyst Names Jennifer McCollum Next President & CEO

McCollum, Catalyst’s sixth CEO in its 62-year history, succeeds Lorraine Hariton, who will retire from the organization.

A woman on a paper boat stands saluting as the boat careens over a precipice.
Women CEOs

More Insights on Black Women and the Glass Cliff (Blog Post)

Thoughts from webinar participants on what it means to reach the top—only to be set up to fail.

Virtual Roundtable: Beyond Illusions: The Unfinished Agenda for Workplace Gender Equity

Join us this International Women's Day for a transformative, thought-provoking Catalyst Conversation that challenges the prevailing myth that work on gender equity in the workplace is no longer an urgent priority.

Black History Month Webinar: Black Women and the Glass Cliff

Join this webinar to explore the experiences of Black women in leadership roles with the "glass cliff" - the idea that even when women do reach the top levels of the corporate ladder, they do so during periods when the company experiences poor performance or turmoil and thus their positions are inherently risky and precarious.

Women CEOs

Historical Women CEOs of the Fortune Lists: 1972-2023 (List)

The only complete listing of all the women who have been CEO in the Fortune listings.

International Women’s Day (IWD): Impacting Positive Change by Embracing Equity Webinar Recording

In celebration of International Women’s Day, and of women across all their intersecting identities, join Catalyst for a vibrant discussion on leveraging your sphere of influence to forge a fair and equal world.

DEI 101

Pyramid: Women in the United States Workforce (Infographic)

Catalyst's famous pyramid depicts how the number of women in leadership positions shrinks as they climb the corporate ladder.

Joint Catalyst & ExecuShe Panel Discussion: The Corporate Gender Power Gap

One in five top executives globally are women, but when it comes to decision-making power men hold nine times more power in corporate leadership.

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DEI Messaging

Women in the Workforce: United States (Quick Take)

Data overview of American women at all levels of the workforce, updated to reflect changes during Covid-19 pandemic.

Women CEOs

Women CEOs in Underrepresented Groups (List)

Women, women of color, women born outside of the United States, and LGBT women are underrepresented in the Fortune 500.

Inclusive Future of Work

Highlights from the Sold-Out Catalyst Awards

Catalyst gathered leaders in person and virtually from around the globe to reimagine the workplace at our sold-out event.

Women CEOs

Now is the Moment: Women’s Advancement in the Arts, Business, and Beyond (Webinar Recording)

Catalyst and the New York Philharmonic present a timely discussion exploring the experiences of women across sectors and industries. The panel brings together women with diverse backgrounds in business, the arts, […]

Women CEOs

How Women CEOs Are Selected & Succession (List)

Up-to-date information on women CEO selection and succession within Fortune 500 companies.

Women CEOs

2013 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Women Executive Officers and Top Earners (Report)

Once again the needle barely budged for women aspiring to top business leadership in corporate America.

Women CEOs

2012 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Women Executive Officers and Top Earners (Report)

The 2012 Catalyst Census provides critical statistics to gauge women's advancement into leadership and highlights the gender diversity gap.

Gender Representation

Setting the Record Straight

Catalyst’s Setting the Record Straight series used hard evidence derived primarily from Catalyst Fortune 500 and Financial Post 500 Census data to debunk myths about women in corporate leadership.

Gender Representation

Narrowing the Financial Post 100 Gender Leadership Gap: Change is Closer Than You Think (Report)

This report addresses the myth that closing the gender leadership gap in corporate Canada is impossible.

Gender Representation

Narrowing the Fortune 100 Gender Leadership Gap: Change is Closer Than You Think (Report)

This report addresses the myth that closing the gender leadership gap in corporate America is impossible.

Gender Representation

The “Think Director, Think CEO” Myth: Fortune 500 Companies (Report)

This report addresses the myth that CEO experience is a requirement for corporate board service.