The percentage of women in high-level leadership roles among the top U.S. companies is still dramatically lower than that of men. While there is still a ways to go, the past few decades have brought vast improvement for women leaders.

On the latest Fortune 500 list released in May 2019, 6.6% of Fortune 500 CEOs on the May 2019 list are female, a considerable jump from 2018’s total of 4.8%.

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