Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018
Characteristic
Share of female CEOs
Mexico
29%
Peru
29%
Brazil
24%
Argentina
22%
Chile
21%
Average guess*
25%
Actual percentage
3%
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The source worded the question as follows: "What percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest 500 companies are women?".
* Value calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ based on the source's data, only including the percentages guessed in the indicated Latin American countries.
** Respondents across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States.
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Latin America: perceptions on how many women are CEOs 2018
The statistic presents the results of a survey conducted in January and February 2018 to find out about the situation of women and gender (in)equality across 27 countries. In Mexico and Peru, respondents guessed that approximately 29 percent of the CEOs of the world's largest 500 companies were women. The source estimated that around three percent of CEOs in the largest companies worldwide were, in fact, women.
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Ipsos. (March 5, 2018). Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/
Ipsos. "Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018." Chart. March 5, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/
Ipsos. (2018). Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/
Ipsos. "Perceptions on What Percentage of Chief Executive Officers (Ceos) of The World's Largest Companies Are Women According to Respondents in Selected Countries of Latin America as of 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 5 Mar 2018, /statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/
Ipsos, Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Perceptions on what percentage of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the world's largest companies are women according to respondents in selected countries of Latin America as of 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, March 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/814718/perceptions-how-many-women-ceo-latin-america/