More women in top management, but inequalities persist: UN

GENEVA, Switzerland: The number of women in top leadership jobs at companies worldwide has risen since 2013, but inequalities remain at lower managerial levels, the International Labour Organization said Tuesday. The share of companies with a female board chair surged from 13.1 percent in 2013 to 30.9 percent last year, the United Nations agency said in a report. The share with a woman chief executive rose from 23.4 percent to 28.2 percent in the same period. But the report found women remain un