Women only make up 30% of the C-suite — and it’s up to employers to change that

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Workplace diversity has proven to be a priority for most organizations, but those values are not necessarily reflected in their leadership teams

Women constitute 51% of employees in the workforce, according to data from employee experience platform Culture Amp, but that number drops to 39% at the vice president level and even further to only 30% at the C-suite level. This means that despite workplace diversity initiatives being in full swing, women are still facing significant challenges compared to their male counterparts. 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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