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By: Ben DeBerry

Closing the Gap: How Retail & Consumer Brands Can Attract and Retain Women in Leadership

Retail is an industry powered by women. Women drive 70-80% of all consumer purchasing decisions, represent the majority of retail’s frontline workforce, and are increasingly shaping the industry’s biggest trends. Yet, when it comes to the C-suite and boardroom, the numbers tell a different story:

🔹 Fewer than 10% of Fortune 500 retail CEOs are women.
🔹 Women hold only 30% of retail and consumer company board seats.
🔹 Many female executives are concentrated in HR, marketing, or legal roles, rather than in P&L ownership positions—the path to CEO.

The question is no longer “Why aren’t there more women in leadership?” We know the barriers. The real challenge is: What can companies do to fix it?

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Ben DeBerry