Last night I was reviewing the Atlanta Book of Lists. While I was gathering information and creating my spreadsheet, suddenly, I realized that I was seeing page after page of white men. I couldn't resist the urge to start counting the faces. Here are the stats (note that I was only looking at pictures so I did make assumptions on the race).
- best places to work (large) - 2 women out of 10 execs (all white)
- best places to work (medium) - NO women out of 27 execs (all white)
- best places to work (small) - 7 women out of 29 execs (all white)
- fastest growing private companies - 5 women out of 26 execs(looks like there is one hispanic man in the mix)
- top 25 private companies - NO women out of 25 execs (all white)
- top 25 public companies - NO women out of 25 execs (all white)
- top 25 highest paid executives - top 24 are men, #25 is a woman
Now I don't want to jump to any conclusions here, but this seems a bit skewed to me.
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| my best friend Beth and me 1986 |
I remember when I was in college and we were so optimistic that there were women in front of us paving the way. We thought for sure that we would be right behind them breaking through and getting to the top. That was 25 years ago. This weekend I heard a group of young women explaining that the reason there were not more women yet in representative numbers in leadership roles was simply a pipeline issue. That was the same story I heard 25 years ago. Seriously.
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| sweet and happy |
What will I tell my daughters? Will they be hoping for another big pipeline influx? Will they encounter these same stats? I sure hope not.
Stephanie and I are launching an executive women's networking event next month. Our hope is to encourage women to help each other - through introductions and information. We want to see powerful women building new relationships.
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