List of female top executives

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The world average of female top executives is 8 percent. Thailand has the highest proportion of female CEOs in the world, with 30 percent of companies employing female CEOs, followed by the People's Republic of China, with 19 percent. [1] In the European Union the figure is 9 percent and in the United States it is 5 percent. [1] 14.2% of the top five leadership positions at the companies in the S&P 500 are held by women, according to a recent CNNMoney analysis, [2] out of those 500 companies, there are 24 female CEOs.

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A number of women have risen to become top executives of major corporations. Below is an incomplete list of such women.

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