This presentation offers highlights from the 2017 Women in the Workplace report by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org with solutions companies can take to foster gender equality. https://womenintheworkplace.com/

1. Women
in the Workplace
Stories, studies, and a
call to action

2. 1 Women in workplace 2017 study includes 222 companies and is North America focused
SOURCE: 2017 McKinsey and LeanIn.Org Women in the Workplace study
White men
Men of color
White women
Women of color
2017 Pipeline
% women
36%
16%
31%
17%
47%
16%
26%
11%
54%
13%
26%
8%
61%
11%
23%
6%
70%
9%
18%
4%
67%
12%
18%
3%
47% 37% 33% 29% 21% 20%
C-suiteSVPVPSr. Manager/
Director
ManagerEntry level
That pipeline… MenWomen

3. 17 18
16 16
14 15 14 13
16
14
11 12
Entry
level
Manager Sr Mgr/
Director
VP SVP C-Suite
% MEN AND WOMEN THAT LEFT THEIR
COMPANY BY LEVEL
SOURCE: 2017 McKinsey and LeanIn.Org Women in the Workplace study
For most companies attrition is not
the problem
MenWomen

4. Women are 18% less likely than
men to be promoted to manager
Women are progressing more slowly
than men
SOURCE: 2017 McKinsey and LeanIn.Org Women in the Workplace study

5. SOURCE: 2017 McKinsey and LeanIn.Org Women in the Workplace study
% of women and
men interested in
being promoted
Women
75% 79%
Men
But not because they don’t want to:
women are just as interested in
advancing as men

6. Women ask as often, but men
move up more without asking
% that got a promotion
without asking
13% 17%
SOURCE: 2017 McKinsey and LeanIn.Org Women in the Workplace study
% that asked for a
promotion
34% 34%
MenWomen

7. SOURCE: 2017 McKinsey and LeanIn.Org Women in the Workplace study
Women receive less support from
their managers
women than men report their manager
provides advice to help them advance
women than men report they interact
regularly with senior leadership
10% less
20% less
People who receive
advice from their
managers are statistically
more likely
to receive a promotion

8. …this holds even for
primary bread winners
on average
12%
of men
report doing
all or most of
the household
work
43%
of women
compared to
SOURCE: 2017 McKinsey and LeanIn.Org Women in the Workplace study
Women still work a double shift at home
MenWomen
54%
22%
% OF MEN AND WOMEN THAT DO ALL
OR MOST OF THE HOUSEWORK
Women do most
housework…

9. 38
% IN SENIOR ROLES WITH PARTNERS WHO
WORK FULL TIME
SOURCE: 2017 McKinsey and LeanIn.Org Women in the Workplace study
MenWomen
Dual-career relationships are a thing
57

10. So how do we change the game?
Focus on accountability and results
Have managers drive day-to-day change
Give employees the flexibility to fit work into their lives
Ensure hiring, promotions, and reviews are fair
Offer trainings on making the workplace more diverse
Make a compelling case for gender diversity

11. More men
committed
to gender
diversity
Faster
promotion
rate of
women
across the
pipeline
More
women in
C-suite,
SVP and
VP levels
More
women as
managers
5x 2x 80% 15%
1 Results based on top performing vs. bottom-performing companies
SOURCE: 2017 McKinsey and LeanIn.Org Women in the Workplace study
Top performers are seeing results

12. THANK YOU
Find the study and more ideas
for action at:
www.womenintheworkplace.com