Some of the most influential designers in fashion have been women – Coco Chanel, Miuccia Prada, Norma Kamali, Diane von Furstenberg, Claire McCardell, Tory Burch, Phoebe Philo, Donna Karan, and Rei Kawakubo, to name a few.

Recently, two venerable French couture houses tapped female artistic directors for the first time in their history: Maria Grazia Chiuri at Dior and Clare Waight Keller at Givenchy. Yet, in women’s fashion, the landscape still appears dominated by male designers, and, on a corporate level, by male executives.

The CFDA and Glamour partnered to conduct a survey, titled “The Glass Runway,” which will focus on the state of women in fashion and is set to examine such issues as gender inequality and safety in the workplace.

“It is time for our industry to look at itself,” said Diane von Furstenberg, chairwoman of the CFDA. “We need to create a path to full equality, empower women to rise to the top of the fashion industry, and support them and anyone who may be mistreated in the workplace.”

Our hope is to zero in on areas that can be improved, and spotlight successes to learn from and build upon.

“This is a seminal moment in time for women and more than ever we are committed to exploding old-school notions,” said Samantha Barry, editor-in-chief of Glamour.  “The ‘Glass Runway’ study will illustrate shortcomings within the fashion industry and show us exactly where the real change needs to happen.”

The study results will be unveiled in the June issue of Glamour, which hits national newsstands in early May, as well as on CFDA.com.

Pictured: Tory Burch’s Fall-Winter 2017 runway show.