Fortune published its 50 Most Powerful Women list yesterday. Nine of those named, or 18%, came from the financial services industry, even with the number from last year. Congrats to the following:

1. – Angela Braly, Chairman, President, & CEO, WellPoint (WLP)

1. – Barbara Desoer, President, Home Loans, Bank of America (BAC)

1. – Abigail Johnson, Vice Chairman and Director, FMR LLC, President, Fidelity Personal Workplace, and Institutional Services

1. – Sallie Krawcheck, President, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Bank of America (BAC)

1. – Susan Wagner, Vice Chairman, BlackRock (BLK)

1. – Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO, Asset MAnagement, J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM)

1. – Gail Boudreaux, President, United Healthcare; EVP United Healthcare Group (UNH)

1. – Kathleen Murphy – President, Fidelity Personal Investing, Fidelity

1. – Meredith Whitney, CEO, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group

Now if we could only address the issues raised by the GAO report released on Tuesday. According to the study that analyzed data from 2000-2007, women made few advances in management across industries. The widest gender pay gap existed within financial services and construction, where women earned 78% of what men were paid.

This post was originally published September 30, 2010 on Pettistripes, my blog that explores topics of women and finance-past, present, and future. Check out more by following on Facebook and Twitter or at its site!

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