– The way to the top. On the way to the positions New analysis Foundation EOS.
Throughout the S&P 500, women’s General Directors were 32% more likely to spend time on the role of the president before calling the chief executive. Chief of Citi Jane Fraser, Clorox CEO Linda RandleADP leader Maria Black and Otis leader Judit Marx – only a few women who made stops as presidents on the way to the top.
Most often, men missed this step and moved from the leading business to the CEO. Twenty -nine percent of men’s executives left the business unit, while only 23% of women’s executives (Accent CEO Julie is sweet and CEO Expedia Ariana Gorin two among them).
Seventeen percent of men moved from director to director, while only 8% of women (as AMD chief Lisa is). Financial Director – this is one of the role Best Buy CEO Core bars), while only 6% of men’s leaders were.
The additional step of the woman takes the way to the CEO, “he believes that they often need to go further to prove that they are ready for higher work,” says EOS President Andrea Silbert. “One of the opportunities is that some corporate councils or the CEO of hiring committees perceive women who carry additional risks and therefore want to see how they serve as presidents before considering them for the role of CEO,” she adds.
This analysis of the ways that women take to the CEO also shed light on why women less likely to highlight yourself for work without feeling fully qualified. “Women can actually act rationally,” says Silbert, “because in practice they must be more qualified for promotion.”
Emo Hinchlif
Emo.Hinchliffe@fortune.com
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