The typical woman officer from the nation's largest industrial, banking, retail and utility companies is married, at least 50 years of age, has had some college, was born into a family of low or lower middle class income, and has a work salary of less than $30,000. While the number of women officers in leading business organizations is small, the total has been growing impressively. The majority of the survey participants remain long-service employees who have been promoted from clerical ranks into officer roles. The proportion of women officers whose education, career history, and compensation level bears similarity to senior level males in the work place is, however, still very small. (Author/PJC)