Women still decades away from reaching equality in the workplace, report says
Source: Scripps News
Posted 4:48 PM, Sep 17, 2024
Women have made progress climbing the corporate ladder over the last decade, but that progress is at risk of declining and is overshadowed by widespread harassment, a new report says.
The annual Women in the Workplace report is produced by the consulting firm McKinsey & Company in partnership with advocacy group LeanIn.
Although women now make up 29% of senior-level positions in corporate America compared to 17% in 2015, the report said we are still nearly 50 years away from all women reaching equality in the workplace at the current rate of progress.
Companies are investing fewer resources in women’s advancement, and women continue to experience the "broken rung," described as a phenomenon in which entry-level men are promoted to manager at much higher rates than women. This statistic is even lower for women of color.
Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/womens-issues/women-still-decades-away-from-reaching-equality-in-the-workplace-report-says
Link to REPORT (PDF) - https://cdn-static.leanin.org/women-in-the-workplace/2024-pdf
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