Women Primed to Break Glass Ceilings

From the Wall Street Journal: "The ranks of female chief executives remain thin, with women in the top spot at just 35 Fortune 1000 companies. But the pipeline is promising, says Maggie Wilderotter, CEO of Frontier Communications Corp., adding that "she wouldn't be surprised if the number of major-company female CEOs doubled by 2017." Many women are already in senior management positions proving their worth:

• nearly 73% of Fortune 500 companies now have at least 1 female executive officer
• 24% of senior vice presidents at 58 big companies are women

The Wall Street Journal profiles 10 female executives "whose operational expertise and track record make them likely picks to lead a Fortune 1000 company within five years."

Read the full article, More Women are Primed to Land CEO Roles, by Joann S. Lublin and Kelly Eggers.