Yahoo's Marissa Mayer highest paid female CEO in 2014

Ben WoodheadHead of Platform Product

Updated May 17, 2015 – 6.40am, first published at 6.23am

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Yahoo's Marissa Mayer has topped a list of highest paid female CEOs, but women business leaders still take home far less than their male counterparts.

According to a ranking of highest paid CEOs from The New York Times, Mayer is the highest paid woman leading a company, coming in at No. 14 on the list of top paid bosses.

Ben oversees design and development of newsroom and subscription platforms for The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian Financial Review. Previously Ben was Deputy editor – Digital at the AFR.