This is a discrepancy worth noting, according to Catalyst, a non-profit female advocacy organization with headquarters in New York. In order to assess the progress of women in the American workforce, Catalyst created an annual "Census of Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500" report in 1993.
How much presence do women have in the highest levels of leadership in the U.S. retail industry? The answer can be found on four different lists that Catalyst created after researching the retail companies on the most current Fortune 500 list. While Catalyst collects data on Fortune 500 companies from all industries, only the retail industry data is included here.
2008 Catalyst Retail Industry Census of Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500
Retail Fortune 500 Companies with More Than 25% Females on the Board of Directors:
- Avon Products
- Barnes & Noble
- BJ's Wholesale Club
- CVS Caremark
- Estee Lauder
- JC Penney
- Macy's
- Office Depot
- Office Max
- Sears Holdings
- Target
- Walt Disney
- Whole Foods Market
- Dollar General
- Avon Products
- BJ's Wholesale Club
- Dollar General
- eBay
- Estee Lauder
- Foot Locker
- Gap
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
- Home Depot
- Limited Brands
- Macy's
- Nordstrom
- Office Depot
- PetSmart
- Polo Ralph Lauren
- Ross Stores
- Staples
- Starbucks
- Supervalu
- Target
- Yahoo
- Apple
- AutoNation
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Blockbuster
- CarMax
- Costco Wholesale
- Dollar Tree
- GameStop
- Kohl's
- Nike
- Oshkosh
- Sears Holdings
- Sherwin-Williams
- Sprint Nextel
- Kay Krill, Ann Taylor Stores
- Andrea Jung, Avon Products
- Laura Sen, BJ's Wholesale Club
- Mary Sammons, Rite Aid
- Mindy Grossman, HSN
- Linda Lang, Jack in the Box
- Carol Mayrowitz, TJX
- Patricia Gallup, PC Connection
- Carol Bartz, Yahoo!
Each year the Catalyst organization recognizes companies that have used innovative approaches and achieved measurable results in the career advancement of women. Out of the 70 companies that have received the Catalyst Award since 1987, only six of them are from the U.S. retail industry.
2008
Nissan Motor Co.
2006
Safeway
2004
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
1995
JCPenney
1994
McDonald's
1988
Avon Products
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