Janet Yellen is lined up to run the Federal Reserve. General Motors named Mary Barra to be the next chief executive officer (CEO). Angela Merkel won another term as chancellor of Germany. Park Geun Hye took office as South Korea's president. Kathleen Taylor was named the next chairman of the Royal Bank of Canada. In Chile's presidential race, both candidates in the runoff were women.
Catalyst, recognized that women didn't get more seats in the boardrooms and C-suites. Still, in the year that Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg published "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead," women everywhere made impressive economic and political gains.
Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, December 19, 2013
Catalyst’s research and insights reveal a strong business and financial case for advancing women to leadership.
“It’s hard to believe that at the end of 2013 we still see more than a few all-male corporate boards and leadership teams.” said Ilene H. Lang, President & CEO, Catalyst. “Diverse business leadership and governance are correlated with stronger business performance, employee engagement, and innovation. Shareholders beware: a company with no women at the top is missing one of the biggest opportunities in the marketplace today.”