Abstract
Although chemical companies are far from having equal representation of women and men in leadership roles, C&EN’s 2017 survey of women in industry shows some gains in boardrooms and executive suites over the past year. The survey finds an increase in the number of women serving as directors on corporate boards. Women hold a record 18.6% of seats on the boards of directors at the 42 U.S. companies with major chemical businesses included in the survey. Last year, that figure was 17.1%. On the other hand, the number of women serving as top executives in the chemical industry ebbed. Of the 386 people serving as executive officers at the 42 companies, 13.7% are women. Last year, women held 14.3% of those roles. That said, 2016 was a record year for women serving as top executives, and 2017 was still a high mark for the past decade. Moreover, 2017 saw a
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