she-E-O

English

Etymology

Blend of she +‎ CEO

Noun

she-E-O (plural she-E-Os)

1. (informal) A female CEO.
   • 2004, Allan A. Metcalf, “The Crystal Ball”, in Predicting New Words: The Secrets of Their Success‎^[1], illustrated edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 179:

     she-eo Referring to a woman CEO, this is an irresistible play on words for headline writers, contest organizers, and singers. It has various spellings: she-e-o, she e o, she-eo, sometimes with capital letters. In the year 2000, a Canadian company sponsored a She-EO contest for women only, awarding $250,000 Canadian for the best dot-com business plan. And then there is the women's a capella^[sic] singing group at Harvard Business School that calls itself the She E O's.

   • 2021 March 31, Terri Jordan Adams, She's Executive Officer: The She-E-o: Take Notes‎^[2], Independently Published, →ISBN:

     She's Executive Officer - the She-E-O: This journal is to recognize all of the female entrepreneurs and bosses that make it happen. This notebook is vibrant and colorful and represents the brighter side of business that women bring to the table. It is a great gift for any female boss, big or small. She can continue to take notes, plan, set goals, dream and prosper with this journal. This journal is a great gift to yourself or someone else for encouragement, appreciation, empowerment, and recognition. Let's CELEBRATE the She-E-O!

   • 2021 August 24, Kyla Sharp, The Lies She Sold: A gripping psychological thriller‎^[3], Kyla Sharp, →ISBN:

     “She's Ultimate Platinum Regional She-EO of the Midwest. Its insane. She must make, like, millions.”

   • 2022 April 25, Camilla Mørk Røstvik, “Startups and the unsettling of the menstrual product industry”, in Cash Flow: The businesses of menstruation‎^[4], UCL Press, →ISBN, page 174:

     The origins of the term ‘She-e-o’ may be rooted in the SheEO Foundation, created by Vicky Saunders as a community support system for women and non-binary people in 1999.

   • 2023 July 21, Anna Drezen, “Taxi to the South!” (20:13 from the start), in Praise Petey‎^[5], season 1, episode 1, spoken by Petey St. Barts (Annie Murphy):

     It's like I got promoted to she-E-O of a super toxic corporation, hey, but I'm in charge now, so I can make things better.