Once again Forbes has released their list of America's most powerful CEO's who are 40 years old or younger. The list is compiled from the 20 publicly-traded companies with the highest market caps.
Although I wasn't expecting women to make up much of the list, I was surprised that out of the 18 CEOs listed, only one of them was a woman. Only 1 out of 18!
The articles discussed this phenomenon by stating that this is the second year in which Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, 38, in on the list in 3rd place. She used to work at Google and is making big changes at Yahoo!. The article also talks about she has faced criticism for reigning in the company's longstanding work from home policy and for taking a shortened maternity leave after becoming CEO.
I'm very glad that least one woman made the list but I was disappointed in reading that she was criticized for her personal choices regarding her pregnancy. When it comes to business, although personal issues are often brought up, I don't think they should. Her pregnancy decisions are hers and that shouldn't be a factor when determining how successful she is as a CEO. Although the article didn't go into much detail about the other male CEOs, I didn't see them being noted for anything personal. It was all based on what they had done to get on the list which is what I hoped to see about Marissa.
Now we have to keep pushing for more women to make this list rather than just one.
Click the link below to see the original article:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/03/11/americas-most-powerful-ceos-40-and-under/
