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1. MOTHERHOOD
& AMBITION

2. Working mothers are EQUALLY as ambitious as women without children.
DOES MOTHERHOOD
DIMINISH CAREER
AMBITION?
THE ANSWER IS NO.
SOURCE: GETTING TO EQUAL 2017 –
MOTHERHOOD & AMBITION, ACCENTURE

3. SOURCE: GETTING TO EQUAL 2017 –
MOTHERHOOD & AMBITION, ACCENTURE
IN FACT,
THEY ARE
JUST AS
LIKELY TO
ASPIRE TO
SENIOR
LEADERSHIP.

4. THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO
CHANGE JOBS FOR A
PROMOTION OR HIGHER PAY.
SOURCE: GETTING TO EQUAL 2017 –
MOTHERHOOD & AMBITION, ACCENTURE

5. AND THEY ARE
ENTREPRENURIAL-
MINDED, TOO.
MORE THAN HALF
WOULD LIKE TO
START A BUSINESS
WITHIN THE NEXT
10 YEARS.
SOURCE: GETTING TO EQUAL 2017 –
MOTHERHOOD & AMBITION, ACCENTURE

6. DIGITAL PLAYS A KEY
ROLE IN HELPING
MOTHERS ACHIEVE THEIR
CAREER AMBITIONS…
OF WORKING
MOTHERS
BELIEVE DIGITAL
IS IMPORTANT
FOR CAREER
ADVANCEMENT
SOURCE: GETTING TO EQUAL 2017 –
MOTHERHOOD & AMBITION, ACCENTURE
OF WORKING
MOTHERS ARE
REGULARLY
LEARNING NEW
DIGITAL SKILLS

7. BUT THEY CANNOT DO IT
ALONE. FOR BUSINESSES,
REPUTATION MATTERS.
OF WORKING MOTHERS
WANT TO WORK FOR
ORGANIZATIONS
HELPING WOMEN
ADVANCE
SOURCE: GETTING TO EQUAL 2017 –
MOTHERHOOD & AMBITION, ACCENTURE

8. Business must provide the tools women need
to succeed and grow including:
LIFELONG
LEARNING
MENTORSHIP
PROGRAMS
FLEXIBLE
HOURS
TRANSPARENCY SALARY
BENCHMARKS
SOURCE: GETTING TO EQUAL 2017 –
MOTHERHOOD & AMBITION, ACCENTURE
AND SO DO THE TOOLS
THEY PUT IN PLACE.

9. THESE ENCOURAGING
FINDINGS COME FROM
NEW ACCENTURE
RESEARCH:
GETTING TO EQUAL 2017 –
MOTHERHOOD & AMBITION

10. WOMEN ARE EMBRACING
THEIR OWN AMBITION,
MAKING THEIR
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SUCCESS LIMITLESS.
WITH DIGITAL, WOMEN’S
AMBITIONS ARE
THRIVING AND GETTING
THEM CLOSER TO EQUAL.

11. Getting to Equal 2017 surveyed more than 28,000 women and
men, including undergraduates, in 29 countries. The sample
included equal representation of men and women, representing
three generations (Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers) across
all workforce levels at companies of varying size.
These findings on “Motherhood and Ambition” reflects responses
from 250 working women in the U.S.
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