Glass Ceiling

Are there more Fortune 500 CEOs who are women or who are named John?

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1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. What story does the chart tell?

3. What's the most surprising information in this chart?

4. What's a consequence of this?

5. Is this bad or good?

6. Of all the groups listed above, professors of economics are probably the least powerful. Which group is the most powerful?

7. If you substituted the words "African-American," or "Hispanic," for "women," do you think the chart would be very different?

8. What questions do you have?

9. Tweet your reaction to this chart to @Classroooooooms

10. In the comments section, explain why you think there are four times as many CEOs named James, John, Robert, or William as there are women CEOs?

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Action Extension

Contact a female leader of a corporation, company, or small business in your community or state. Ask them to share their story of becoming a business leader and share what you learned in class.

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Learning Extension

Read more about these findings in this New York Times story.

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