Women held only 5.1% of CEO positions in the SP 1500

Women held only 5.1% of CEO positions in the SP 1500Women held only 5.1% of CEO positions in the SP 1500Research has found that the majority of men think there are enough women leaders at work, but new numbers say otherwise.Thats whynew findings from Pew Research Center arent all that surprising - just 5.1% of CEOs in the SP Composite 1500 from 2016 to 2017 were women.Pew took a look at the federal securities filings at American companies in this stock index.This research builds on and extends previous work by other researchers that has found low levels of women leaders in major U.S. companies, Pew reported.Here are some of the other data points that stood out.How many women are in other top rolesThe research also found that women comprised 11.5% of other top executives, - positions like CFO and COO - from 2016 to 2017.The research also broke down other specific leadership jobs women at these companies had that werent CEO roles during the saatkorn time period.It found that women e xecutives made up 25.8% of chief financial officers, 23.7% of general counsel/general legal officers and 14.7% of business unit/segment heads.Just 9.7% were human resources/chief people officers, 7.2% were president/chief operating officer/head of operations and 18.9% fell into the other category.Overall, women were in 10% of the highest leadership roles, like chief executive officers, chief financial officers, and the next three highest-paid executives during the given time period.How many women are filling other top roles by industryThe findings also include data on how many women were non-CEO executives at companies in different industries from 2016 to 2017.Utilities 17.3%Consumer discretionary 16.1%Materials 13.6%Heath care 12.6%Consumer staples 12.3%Industrials 10.5%Information technology 9.9%Real estate 8.6%Energy 8.5%Financials 8.1%Telecommunication services 6.0%