Men Think There is More Gender Equality Than Women Do: Here are the Facts

Believe it or not, there are those that believe women have achieved true equality in the workforce. NOT TRUE. The numbers are improving painfully slowly. For insight into what women, their mentors and allies can do to accelerate the change.

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The Perception Gap: Women notice more barriers to leadership than men do

We all need barriers to come down. Firms with women in the highest leadership positions perform 46-84% better on hard metrics

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Soft metrics win with gender diversity, too.

Women in the workforce improves customer and employee experience by 36-57%

BUT! Women drop out of the leadership pipeline at 200% the rate of  men

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WHY do fewer women make it to leadership?

FACTOR #1: women are mentored into profit-and-loss leader$hip roles 2-to-3 times less often

FACTOR #2: Women burn out more often, bearing greater demands for unpaid and undervalued work at home and at work

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FACTOR #3: Women earn less and women of color earn even less than their white peers.

And there’s more…

Take Action.
Personally.
Organizationally.
Culturally.

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and how to help them

These highlights just scratch the surface of dynamics that affect women’s path to, and through, organizational leadership. Click below to dive into the details to learn more about what women, their mentors and allies can do to accelerate the change.