Last week marked the departure of a prominent female CEO from a Fortune 500 company, highlighting ongoing challenges in retaining women in top corporate leadership roles. This week, the FTSE 100 saw a similar loss as another female CEO stepped down, underscoring a troubling trend of dwindling female representation at the highest levels of business on both sides of the Atlantic.
These departures raise important questions about the progress and sustainability of gender diversity initiatives within major corporations, as companies strive to build more inclusive leadership pipelines amid evolving market pressures and cultural shifts.