Elite 100, an annual list compiled by Diversity Woman magazine, the women arrived dressed to the nines to mark their name in the book of bell-ringers.
The second annual iteration of the list honors Black women in the C-suite and executive leaders at Fortune 500 companies, with ESSENCE’s very own CEO Caroline Wanga named among the honored.The moment gave an even bigger sense of accomplishment to founder, Publisher, and CEO of Diversity Woman Media Dr.
Sheila Robinson, who has made the list in service too and celebration of high-ranking women in the corporate world for the past two years, and counting.“We are creating visibility for Black women who have been invisible to corporate America for so long,” Robinson said of the Elite 100. “There are people saying that they can’t find Black women.
When they’re asked ‘why are there only two Black CEO Women in Fortune 500 Companies and more Black Women on boards?’ the response is because we can’t find them.
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