And yet, once again, Sandler finds herself in the company of a precious few. They've made some gains. Still, of the 50 top earners last year, all were men. The failure of women, so far, to command the big bucks showered on men comes despite steady female advancement up the corporate ladder. Some answers are obvious.
Women still confront the difficulties of any newcomer trying to break into an age-old clique.
But generally, the difficulties facing women who occupy the corner office are more complex than those of a generation ago. One is the skewed business experience many accumulate as they move up in a corporation. Again, numbers tell the story. The result is that few women wear the CEO mantle. Of all the women in the pay review, by contrast, six are company chiefs.