For the immediate future, women who want to become CEOs may face a struggle.

Strategy&, the consulting firm that used to be known as Booz & Co., said that only 3% of incoming CEOs in 2013 were women. The 3% figure is a 1.3% point drop from 2012.

In addition, female CEOs are more likely to be fired than male CEOs, the study adds. A higher number of women have been forced out as CEOs than men in the last decade (38% of women vs. 27% of men).

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