Women in the Workplace
McKinsey, Lean In, 2018
While we move on social change, it's useful to have a picture on where we are now, 12 min video or stats in brief below:
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Old school excuses long gone
👥 Women and men are at the same rate
- plan to leave their organisation, 15%
- negotiate raises
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First manager level promotion 2/3 men
👩🎓 more women graduates for last 30 yrs
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Access matters
>50% women of colour never had an informal interaction with manager
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Micro-agressions
2x mistaken for someone more junior
2x provide more evidence of competence
2x unprofessional comments
9/10 in restaurant and construction, sexually harassed
1 in 5 only women in room, 50% harassed
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Perception of 1 in 10
50% men, 25% women, think women well represented if 1 out of 10 senior leaders are women
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Global stats
24% of parliamentary seats
13 of 195 country leades
2% VC investment $
4% directors of top movies
15% scientific prizes
80% teachers, 25% senior
20% gender pay gap, 202 yrs to close
1/2 bn lack nutrition
15m no school
49 countries no law on domestic violence
18 countries, husbands can prevent wives work
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'All rooted in a fundamental belief, that for some reason, women and girls are not equal to men and boys.'
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Good news
US 102 house seats, 14 senate seats, 4 women runners for president 2020
California, women on boards law
Iceland, leads on gender pay gap
El Salvador, violence at work law
Saudi Arabia, women can drive
Ireland, anti-abortion law over turned
P&G pledged 50% ads directed by women
Disney pledged 40% movies directed by women
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