Women have been rapidly climbing the employment and wage ladders in recent decades. But only a small fraction have made it to the top rungs â?? and their progress may be slowing.
New research shows that after making big strides in the 1980s and â??90s, the number of women breaking into the top 1 percent of earners has stalled. Women account for only 16 percent of the 1 percent, a number that has remained essentially flat over the past decade, according to a paper by three economists. And they account for only 11 percent of the top 0.1 percent of earners.
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