Uber's hunt for a female CEO 'has been narrowed down to a list of three MEN in the wake of the company's sexual harassment allegations'

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was ousted in June amid claims of a toxic office culture

The company wanted to replace him with a woman, but has had no luck

Sources say Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg was among the famous women tapped

But they said no and now only three male candidates remain, sources said 

One is outgoing GE chairman Jeffrey R Immelt; the other two remain secret

The sources stressed that the reasons behind the refusals are unknown

Uber's plan to replace CEO Travis Kalanick with a woman in an attempt to combat claims of a toxic and misogynistic office culture have hit a wall.

The company's shortlist is now down to three people - all of whom are men.

That's because none of the female leaders that were approached - including Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and YouTube's Susan Wojcicki - were willing to sign up to the company, inside sources told the Washington Post.

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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (left) and Susan Wojcicki (right) are two of several women who turned down a CEO position at Uber after its sexual harassment scandal, sources said

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Uber wanted a female CEO, but it now has three men in its crosshairs, one of whom is outgoing GE chairman Jeffrey R Immelt (pictured). The identities of the other two are unknown

Currently the Uber CEO shortlist runs to three names, all white men, people familiar with the job hunt said.

GE chairman Jeffrey R Immelt, who is already due to leave the company, is among those names, they added.

Notably absent are a string of female leaders who have been linked to the high-profile position in recent times.

Sandberg, Facebook's COO, turned the company down, as did Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube.

Mary Barra, CEO for General Motors, was also reportedly approached but won't be moving into the Uber offices any time soon.

Neither will Carolyn McCall, chair of British low-budget airline EasyJet, who was also offered the job, according to sources. She announced last month that she would be taking over UK TV channel ITV.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman even publicly denied rumors that she was gunning for the position.