I don't know how many women chief executives there are in the whole world, but among the Fortune 500...not many. In 2008, there were 12 female CEOs in the Fortune 500 and exactly twice that number -- 24 -- in the Fortune 1000. Angela Bray, CEO at Wellpoint (number 33 on the Fortune list) runs the largest company on the list with a woman CEO.
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