The data comes from Korn / Ferry International, a Los Angeles-based consulting firm.
According to Korn / Ferry, only the industrial and healthcare sectors saw increases in the number of women who served as CIOs of companies. Here is a breakdown of the percentage of female CIOs of companies in various industries.
Fortune 500
- 2012: 18 percent of CIOs were female
- 2016: 15 percent of CIOs were female
Consumer
- 2012: 24 percent
- 2016: 13 percent
Financial services
- 2012: 22 percent
- 2016: 14 percent
Healthcare
- 2012: 9 percent
- 2016: 16 percent
Technology
- 2012: 16 percent
- 2016: 10 percent
Industrial
- 2012: 19 percent
- 2016: 21 percent
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