

They are also more likely to be allies to women of color. This article is a collaborative effort by Tiffany Burns, Jess Huang, Alexis Krivkovich, Ishanaa Rambachan, Tijana Trkulja, and Lareina Yee.ĭespite this added stress and exhaustion, women are rising to the moment as stronger leaders and taking on the extra work that comes with this: compared with men at the same level, women are doing more to support their teams and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Women are now significantly more burned out-and increasingly more so than men. But the pandemic continues to take a toll. The state of women hangs in the balanceĪ year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, women have made important gains in representation, and especially in senior leadership. The data set this year reflects contributions from 423 participating organizations employing 12 million people and more than 65,000 people surveyed on their workplace experiences in-depth interviews were also conducted with women of diverse identities, including women of color, LGBTQ+ women, and women with disabilities. This effort, conducted by McKinsey in partnership with LeanIn.Org, analyzes the representation of women in corporate America, provides an overview of HR policies and programs-including HR leaders’ sentiment on the most effective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices-and explores the intersectional experiences of different groups of women at work. This is the seventh year of Women in the Workplace, the largest study of women in corporate America.
