Larry Elder recently wrote an article, Feminization Mania wondering whether the main obstacle preventing women from reaching the highest levels of power in business or government in large numbers is due to sexual discrimination or rather by the choices women make.
He notes that Madeline Albright believes there will be a woman president soon, but given the pattern in business, Elder is more skeptical.
According to a study by Korn Ferry, the international executive recruiting firm, only 14 percent of women in corporations aspire to the position of CEO. Contrast that with nearly half of the men. If given sufficient financial resources, many women choose stay-at-home mothering over working outside the home.
Of course there will be plenty of women (14 percent at least) who want to be the CEO, so I’d imagine we’re likely to see far more female CEOs and politicians — it is the general distribution from middle management on up where we’re never likely to see the neat 50/50 division feminists would like, largely because of the work decisions that women tend to make (such as taking time off to have a child).