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Women expand footprint in exec roles at banks

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October 28, 2022

The number of women in executive roles in the U.S. top 50 banks rose from 26.26% in 2021 to 28.27% in 2022, according to a Women at the Top Study. However, the number of women in C-level positions dropped from 57.4% to 56.32%, according to a press release on the study findings.

In 2010, women held 91 of 523 senior management positions compared to 190 of 672 positions in 2022.

"Despite the decrease of 43 senior management positions in the top 50 banks since the 2021 study, overall, women in management maintained their positions and increased their representation by just over 2% in senior management positions," Regina Barr, founder and CEO of Red Ladder Inc. and the Women at the Top Network, said in the release. "Despite continued demands on women — both personally and professionally — and women participating in the labor force at the lowest rate in over 30 years, women continue to hold their own. That's no small feat."