Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral· PPE

Nuanced

Less than 10% of CEOs of large companies are women

Omissions

• The specific figure found is 7.6% for Fortune 500 Europe companies, which is lower than the 'less than 10%' threshold but more specific context would strengthen the claim
• Source is journalistic (Fortune) citing Fortune 500 data rather than official Eurostat or EIGE statistics on all large enterprises
• The data refers specifically to Fortune 500 Europe companies rather than all EU large enterprises broadly defined

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - Women in managerial positions 202435.2% of all managerial positions in the EU were held by women in 2024, up from 31.8% in 2014
• PrimaryEuropean Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) - Gender Statistics DatabaseDatabase tracking women in CEO, executive and non-executive positions in EU companies
• SecondaryFortune - Fortune 500 Europe Female CEOs 2025Women run 7.6% of Fortune 500 Europe companies, projected to drop to 6.6% following upcoming executive departures