The latest Today’s Professional Woman Report from LinkedIn and Citi explores how women and men define and achieve success. To continue the conversation, visit Connect: Professional Women's Network at http://www.linkedin.com/womenconnect.

1. The latest Today’s Professional Woman Report from LinkedIn and
Citi explores how women and men define and achieve success.
The New Gender Gap
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2. Inspired by the conversations in Connect:
Professional Women’s Network -- the fastest-
growing LinkedIn group, powered by Citi –
Today’s Professional Woman Report explores
women’s career and financial concerns.
For the first time, the survey included men, which
helped offer even more perspective on women’s
approaches to work and life. The findings suggest
that the gender gap still exists, though not always in
the ways we might expect.

3. Women approach their careers with
a healthy dose of risk and creativity.

4. The average professional
woman expects to have
8 different jobs over
the course of her lifetime.

5. “When I don’t feel challenged, valued or like there is
room for growth, I begin to explore my options. I also
believe that when you no longer support/agree with the
company’s business model or the direction they are
going, it is time to look elsewhere.”
Andreana Salvemini, Lead Account Manager

6. More women than men are employed
in careers that differ from what they
thought they would do when graduating
college (45% vs. 36%). Women are
also more likely to think that they
will work in a totally different
industry or at a different company
in 10 years (30% vs. 19%).

7. “When you lose your passion for the
business, it’s time to regenerate,
recalculate or resign.
Joann Wagoner, Managing Director

8. While nearly half (47%) of women
surveyed feel they’ve achieved their
personal goals and consider
themselves successful, women are
more likely than men to make
several career transitions as they
progress toward their goals.

9. “I have to be happy in my job 70% of the time. 30% of
the time, it’s ok not to have the salary you want, the
title you want or be in the location you want. But once
your overall happiness about the job goes down,
that’s when I start looking for another one.”
Surya Santhi, Digital Strategist

10. Women and men both “want it all,”
but they define “all” differently.

11. When it comes to defining success, men
place more emphasis on marriage and
children. 79% of men equate “having it all”
with being in a “strong, healthy marriage”
versus only 66% of women.
And when it comes to kids, 86% of men
factor children into their definition of
success versus 73% of women.

12. The number of women who
do not factor marriage or
relationships into their definition
of success has nearly doubled
(from 5% to 9%) since the survey
was first conducted in July 2012.

13. “Success is composed of being successful with
your work skills, your communication and your
human relations. I am happy when I meet my
goals -- the big ones and the little ones.”
Judith König, Global Marketing

14. Women and men find common ground
in their values and ultimate goal.

15. The #1 most common word
professionals used to describe
themselves, regardless of age or
gender, was hard-working.

16. Finding the right balance between
work and life is the #1 career concern
for both genders, with slightly more men
identifying it as a major concern
(50% of men vs. 48% of women).

17. Juggling family, work and time for myself
has always been a challenge. I learned
that I could have it all, but I couldn’t have it
all at once.
Katie Schwartz, Speech Trainer

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For more great insights from Connect members,
check out the discussions: How Do You Define Success?,
Exit Strategies at Work and Leading With Confidence.
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Today’s Professional Woman Report here.
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