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<p>According to Wiki, women currently hold 4.2 percent of Fortune 500 CEO roles and 4.2 percent of Fortune 1000 CEO roles.</p>
<p>So maybe the path to CEO in the US is not totally meritocratic. A reasonable argument is that an immigrant or kids of immigrants need absolutely the best academic pedigree in order to get a fair shot at competing to become a CEO in what is still a far from level playing field.</p>