"I'm a woman and a CEO, which at present is a rare occurrence in Fortune 500 companies," writes Morrison, president and chief executive of the Campbell Soup Company. "If I had a magic wand (and they're also hard to find), one of the first things I'd fix would be increasing diversity in the C-suite."
Morrison says that while some women like herself have managed to shatter the glass ceiling, "glaring diversity and gender gaps in business remain."
Women today make up slightly more than half of the US population, but only account for 5% of the CEOs in the Fortune 500.
But, she notes, women aren't the only people missing in the C-suite. "Minorities are [also] vastly underrepresented in the Fortune 500."
She says the path to diversity begins with supporting, mentoring, and sponsoring diverse women and men to become leaders and entrepreneurs. "Diversity is not only the right thing to do — it's smart business — so let's embrace diversity and lead change within our companies, within the business community and within our society… starting at the top."
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