U.S. college campuses have had a female majority for years; in fact, women make up the majority of the U.S. workforce. And yet, the C-suite remains stubbornly male-dominated.

A recent analysis of executive positions by Korn Ferry found that women make up an average of 24 percent of CEO, chief financial officer, chief information officer, chief marketing officer and chief human resources officer positions at the 1,000 largest U.S. companies.

Among those executive positions, the only in which women make up a proportion that aligns with their share of the overall labor market is chief human resources officer. Fifty-five percent of those in charge of human resources are women.

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