Women are at the apex of companies like Kraft foods, Pepsi, McDonalds, Walmart, Corn Products Intl., GE and Lockheed Martin (" the company’s three female EVPs control about 70% of its revenue"). They are also heading or are in the top leadership positions of 'good' companies like Google, IBM, Facebook, HP and Sony.
50 most powerful women in business.
At the time of writing this, Oprah Winfrey was the most admired among them according to a (obviously unscientific) reader poll on the website.
This is a topic worth looking more into. How many women are there at the top? What are the qualitative differences in pay and performance as compared to men at the top?. This article provides some initial answers, although it is 2 years old.
50 most powerful women in business.
At the time of writing this, Oprah Winfrey was the most admired among them according to a (obviously unscientific) reader poll on the website.
This is a topic worth looking more into. How many women are there at the top? What are the qualitative differences in pay and performance as compared to men at the top?. This article provides some initial answers, although it is 2 years old.