Women are CEOs of five utility companies in the S&P 500, including, from left, Lynn Good of Duke Energy; Patricia Poppe of CMS Energy and PG&E’s Geisha Williams.

Editorial Note: It's been pointed out that there aren't any female CEOs on this list. To be clear, this is a sub-list pulled from our ranking of America's Most Promising Companies, which was ...

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images. Are female CEOs in their position due to “preferential treatment” and not merit, as those who attack DEI like to say?

A Coalition of Female and Male CEOs Is Pushing for Gender Parity. 2 minute read. Anthony Marsland—Getty Images. By Kastalia Medrano. December 8, 2016 10:59 AM EST.