Fortune 500 execs - only 14.3% of women

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14.3 percent

That's the portion of women who hold executive positions at Fortune 500 companies. Women have made few inroads this year in joining corporate boards and executive teams despite high-profile appointments such as Marissa Mayer as CEO at Yahoo. Catalyst, a nonprofit researcher, says less than a fifth of Fortune 500 companies have at least 25 percent of their board seats filled by women. More than a quarter have no women in executive roles.

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