Meritocracy myth? America’s severely under-represented women in C-suite jobs should raise eyebrows

Back in 2008, there were 12 women running Fortune 500 companies. Even though that equalled a measly 2.4%, it was still progress. A decade earlier, that number was 0.4%, or just two women—Jill Barad at Mattel and Marion Sandler at Golden West Financial.