Share of female leaders in the United States, by position in 2023
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Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2023, by role
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Pew Research Center. (September 27, 2023). Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2023, by role [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2023, by role." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2023, by role. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of Top U.S. Leadership Roles Held by Women in 2023, by Role." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2023, by role Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/ (last visited July 14, 2025)
Percentage of top U.S. leadership roles held by women in 2023, by role [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/691216/share-of-women-in-top-positions-in-united-states/
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