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This Thursday is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, declared by the UN, it is a day that recognises the critical role women play in science and technology. Time to study the numbers鈥�
How Many Women Made It to Top Spots in Science and Tech?
BoldData presents the number of women that hold CEO positions at , construction and companies.
Female CEO鈥檚 A Rarity In ICT
Let鈥檚 start with ICT. According to The United Nations female students鈥� enrolment is particularly low in ICT (3%). This number is reflected in the number of female CEO鈥檚 in the ICT industry. Only 2.9% rank the highest executive role at ICT companies around the world.
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All-Time Low In Oil Industry
What about the manufacturing industry? 2.7% of manufacturing companies worldwide are led by women. When we take an in-depth look, it appears that female CEO鈥檚 can mainly be found in manufacturing industries such as Apparel (7,2% female CEO鈥檚) and Jewellery (6,75%). However, female CEO鈥檚 are still a rarity in heavy manufacturing industry: only 1,3%. Zooming into the heavy manufacturing industry, we see an all-time low in the Oil and Gas industry: only 0,005% of oil and gas companies are led by women.
Glass Ceiling Construction Industry Tough To Crack
The glass ceiling in the construction industry is also a tough one to crack: with just 1,4% female CEO鈥檚 worldwide. It might not come as a surprise that heavy construction companies (such as road construction and civil engineering) scores lowest with 1% female CEO鈥檚. The number of female decision makers at General contractors and installation companies ranks slightly higher with 1,4%.
—Content, research and data by BoldData—
