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Female CEOs Put More Women in Boardrooms

Female CEOs Put More Women in Boardrooms

Having women at the top brings more women at the top, according to a new report by Corporate Women Directors International. The group’s 2011 survey found that companies with a female CEO have twice as many women on their boards as companies with a male CEO. Boards of companies with women CEOs were 22.3 percent women, compared to 9.8 percent for companies with a man at the helm. Companies with female CEOs also have double the number of women in management: 24.3 percent compared to 12.2 percent.

Read it at Corporate Women Directors International

September 12, 2011 9:50 PM