Last week, Equilar, the executive compensation data firm, reported that of the 200 top-paid chief executives in the United States, there were just 11 women. By my count, that's just 5.5% of the total, a shocking statistic.

Although, once a woman reaches the pinnacle of success—the CEO's corner office—her compensation is not too far out of line when compared with her male counterparts. That being said, getting there is another matter.

There are a whole host of reasons posited as to why the extraordinary imbalance exists, such as the difficulty of balancing career and family, but the bottom line is that there are all forms of discrimination afoot that are road blocks to women's ability to progress to the top job.

I do not have statistics for real estate, but I reckon that our performance lags behind stats indicated in the Equilar report. Sad but true, and regrettably there is little being done to correct these sorry statistics anytime soon.




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