Why the Next Mary Barra May Be a Long Time Coming
More women are in top corporate jobs—just not ones that lead to the corner office
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Mary Barra made corporate history seven months ago when she became the first female chief executive officer of a major global carmaker. Yet for all the gains women at the highest levels of U.S. companies have made, most are still in the wrong jobs if they want to follow Barra’s career path.