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 There once was a time in American history when the thought of women working for complex, multi-national technology companies, giant advertising firms, and massive publishing houses was snickered at behind closed boardroom doors. Today, women are running those companies – from some of those very same boardrooms. But although women make up almost half of America’s labor force, as of 2005, only eight Fortune 500 companies have women CEOs or presidents, and 67 of those 500 companies don’t have any women corporates officers. Catalyst, the not-for-profit New York based women’s research organization, points out that its data shows a change over the last ten years. In 1995, 8.7% of corporate officers in Fortune 500 companies were women. This percentage rose to 16.4% by 2005. While this is progress, they note that, at this rate, it would take 40 years for the number of female corporate officers to match the number of male officers. For the few women who have reached the highest ranks, they’d prefer not to talk about their gender. To them it’s no longer an issue. Their accomplishments represent significant milestones—not just for women in business—but for women all over the world making career choices.