Few Women Lead Audits of S&P 500 Companies: Survey (1)

More women lead the audits of S&P 500 companies at Deloitte LLP than any other Big Four firm, but overall women nab just a fraction of those lucrative assignments compared to their male colleagues.

Women oversaw the audits of 15 percent of S&P 500 companies, and just 11 percent of those in the S&P 100, according to 2017 audit engagement partner data reviewed by the CFA Institute, which serves investment managers.

Pathway to Corporate Board Membership

The gender breakdowns underscore the challenge facing the firms to not only promote women to partner status, but also to retain and assign ...