The dearth of female CEOs

Women account for fewer than 5% of CEOs in the U.S. and Europe. That’s according to a new study from Heidrick & Struggles, which found that women held just 4.9% of the top positions across 13 countries — ranging from 6.9% in the U.S., to zero in Denmark and Italy. In some countries, like the U.K., the number is falling. Heidrick & Struggles Vice-Chairman Anne Lim O’Brien notes that while awareness of the gender gap at the executive level is at an all-time high, change is “glacial.”