Women hold a record number of Fortune 500 CEO posts

Women hold a record number of Fortune 500 CEO posts | Osage Casinos CEO: Demand your "place at the table" | Women leaders on maintaining career momentum Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( January 19, 2023 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [Women hold a record number of Fortune 500 CEO posts]( [Women hold a record number of Fortune 500 CEO posts]( Mary Dillon took the CEO reins at Foot Locker last year, one of 53 women who now hold the top jobs at Fortune 500 companies. (Steve Granitz/Getty Images) For the first time in the 68-year history of the Fortune 500, women hold more than 10% of CEO posts at the listed companies, thanks to five new appointees who stepped into their roles at the beginning of this month. Fifty-three women now hold the top job at Fortune 500 companies, and women are also taking over other leadership roles outside of the CEO position at major brands like The North Face and Nike. Full Story: [Footwear News]( (1/12) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Today's leadership [] [Osage Casinos CEO: Demand your "place at the table"]( Osage Casinos' first woman CEO, Kimberly Pearson, advises women to demand their place at the table and use their organizational skills to succeed in business. "The volume of tasks and logistics women manage every day is astounding," says Pearson. "Seek them out in your organization, give them a chance and they will grow businesses." Full Story: [Tulsa World (Okla.)]( (1/17) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Women leaders on maintaining career momentum]( A ceaseless desire to learn coupled with a focused drive and flexible thinking help many women leaders maintain momentum in their careers. Interviews with women in senior leadership roles revealed that most created or held onto their momentum by pivoting jobs, seeking out more experience, switching to smaller companies or moving geographically. Full Story: [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)]( (1/16) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Woman owner builds collaborative space for networking]( [Woman owner builds collaborative space for networking]( (Pixabay) Georgia business owner Chastity Moore couldn't find any collaborative business spaces in her area, so she created one: a high-end co-working spot with conference rooms, cafe space, podcast recording areas, bookkeeping and networking. Moore, whose primary company provides business building and compliance services, suggests that new entrepreneurs work to build a vision that doesn't require debt. Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (1/17) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Want to improve your company? 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