WOMEN AT THE TOP

WOMEN AT THE TOP

• Fortune 500 corporate officer positions held by women in 2007: 15.4%, down from 15.6% in 2006.
• Fortune 500 corporate board seats held by women in 2007: 14.8%, just slightly higher than the 2006 percentage of 14.6%.
• Financial Post 500 corporate officer positions held by women in 2006: 15.1%, up from 14.4% in 2004.
• Financial Post 500 corporate boards seats held by women in 2005: 12.0%, up from 11.2% in 2003, and 9.8% in 2001.

THE LABOR FORCE

• In 2006, women made up 46.3% of the labor force and 50.6% of managerial, professional and related positions.
• In 2005, 59.3% of all women over 16 were in the labor force, compared to 72.9% of all men.
• Number of African-American women employed in management, professional, and related
occupations: 2,614,000 (5.2% of all people employed in management, professional, and related
occupations).
• Number of Asian-American women employed in management, professional, and related
occupations: 1,377,000 (2.7% of all people employed in management, professional, and related
occupations).
• Number of Latinas employed in management, professional, and related occupations: 1,711,000 (3.4% of all people employed in management, professional, and related occupations).
• In 2005, 53.8% of all mothers with children under 1 were in the labor force.
• The overall labor force participation rate of parents with children under 18 in 2005 was 70.5% for mothers and 94.1% for fathers.

WOMEN IN LAW

• For the 2006-2007 academic year, women made up 46.2% of law school students9, but 32.6% of all lawyers10 and 17.3% of all partners.

WOMEN AND MBAS
• Women earned 32.8% of MBAs conferred in 2005, down from 33.7% in 2004, 33.6% in 2003 and 34.5% of degrees in 2002.

Source: Catalyst (USA data).