Every few years, we take a close look at the public companies in the Graphic Arts Industry. The first was in 2003, after the last economic crash and a year into the recovery. Our examination this year could not have taken place at a worse time! The Dow closed on February 19 at 7465.95, its lowest rate since 2002, and HP had just taken a big hit, down 7.9%.

Over the next few weeks you will see revenue, income, and other corporate data data sliced and diced any number of different ways. For a starter we're taking a look at changes in women's participation in corporate leadership.

Catalyst, a nonprofit organization dedicated to opportunities for women in business, regularly researches women's share of top positions. In their most recent survey, reported December 2008, they noted that the number of women in the upper echelons of major companies had changed little in the last year.