In recent years, female business leaders have made headways in corporate leadership. Companies like Oracle, Burberry, Citigroup and Hershey’s, have appointed a woman as a CEO. As a result, they have become high-profile ambassadors for the case of narrowing the gender gap, especially in the upper echelons of executive management. 

Despite this progress, there is a long way to go. According to Catalyst, only 8.2% of S&P 500 firms are run by women, and the World Economic Forum indicates that it could take up to 131 years to attain gender parity. 

When it comes to the public relations industry, male-female inequality has a distinct twist. As per Global Women in PR Annual Index, two-thirds of the sector’s workforce are women, but  they only hold about 34% of top management positions. 

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