This statistic shows the percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by Chinese as of February 2018. During the survey period, Chinese guessed that 16 percent of CEOs in the top 500 global firms were women, whereas the actual percentage amounted to only three percent.
Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by Chinese as of February 2018
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Ipsos. (March 6, 2018). Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by Chinese as of February 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/817042/china-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/
Ipsos. "Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by Chinese as of February 2018." Chart. March 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817042/china-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/
Ipsos. (2018). Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by Chinese as of February 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817042/china-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/
Ipsos. "Percentage of Female Chief Executive Officers (Ceos) in The World's Largest 500 Companies Guessed by Chinese as of February 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817042/china-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/
Ipsos, Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by Chinese as of February 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817042/china-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Percentage of female chief executive officers (CEOs) in the world's largest 500 companies guessed by Chinese as of February 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, March 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/817042/china-women-ceo-ratio-guess-and-gap/