Rising to the Top: Increasing the Numbers of Women in C-Suite Hospitality Roles

Catherine Morgen | December 9, 2021

By Catherine Morgen   At the end of 2020, there was only one woman chief executive officer for every 17 men leading hotel companies, according to a report from the Castell Project, which is a non-profit organization focused on bringing more women into top hospitality positions. That same year, the odds of women advancing to CEO, COO and other top executive leadership roles in hospitality were one woman to 5.7 men. Additionally, during this time period, a significant number of women compared to men lost their jobs in the industry or left them for Covid-19 pandemic reasons, further reducing the numbers of potential women leaders in t...