Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, McKinsey’s annual Women in the Workplace report is the largest study of women in corporate America. See our 2024 findings.
Over the last 10 years, more than 1,000 companies have participated in the study and over 480,000 people were surveyed on their workplace experiences. In 2024, we collected information from 281 participating organizations employing over 10 million people, surveyed more than 15,000 employees, and...
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 wom...
Women in the Workplace essaysWomen in the Workplace The emergence of an urban, industrialized society affected the lives of American women in the late nineteenth century. Women during this time were beginning to see that not only did they belong in the h
About the study Women in the Workplace is the largest study of the state of women in corporate America. This year, we collected information from 329 participating organizations employing more than 13 million people and surveyed more than 68,500 employees to better understand their day-to-day wor...
Some of these studies confirm widely held assumptions: that women are paid less than men; that the numbers of women drop dramatically the higher you go in organizations; that women are more ethical. But some cast doubt on other popular notions: that caring for their families is a major ...
"It feels very much, 'It's about me,' but it really isn't. It's about larger, systematic gender bias that's trying to force them out of the workplace or into supporting roles, and not leadership roles," she said. Organizations can deal with some of these issues by going ...
Luzio also suggested that there was a double standard for how women are perceived in the workplace versus their male colleagues. She was labeled "emotional," "aggressive," "harsh" and "cold," which she said may have contributed to her being overlooked for promotions. ...
"Women at the Workplace- The Journey of Three Generations of Women", is based on interviews conducted by the authors of a broad cross-section of women in leadership positions, middle management levels as well as women beginning their careers and those making a second start after some years of...
Despite important gains, women are still underrepresented in corporate America and women of color continue to lose ground at every job level. By following top-performing organizations’ example, companies can accelerate women’s progress, improve the workplace, and become...