Latinas Climbing The Corporate Ladder Of Fortune 500 Companies
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 05: Voters go to the polls for Super Tuesday primaries in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Boyle Heights on February 5, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Latinos are an increasingly important factor in California where they are expected to account for 14 percent of the vote and tend to favor presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) over rival Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL). At 44 million, Latinos make up15 percent of the US population, the nation's largest minority group according to the latest Census Bureau estimates. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) (2008 Getty Images)
It’s no secret Latinas are underrepresented in corporate America, with only 5 percent sitting on Fortune 500 boards. The fact that of the 20 female CEOs at these companies only four are women of color and none is Latina paints a pretty grim reality.
Despite this disparity, we rounded up 50 Latinas doing their thing at Fortune 500 companies. Whether working their way up the corporate ladder, or serving on the board, find out which mujeres are moving up in top-ranked corporations.
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