Women leaders are two times as likely as their male counterparts to be mistaken for someone more junior, according to McKinsey & Company’s 2022 Women in the Workplace report. Though you’re probably nodding as you read that and thinking about your own experience and those of your peers, having data to back the narrative we’re seeing playing out daily is an asset as we push forward for positive change.

More stats that won’t surprise you but provide valuable insight into this issue that you can take to your boards and team members as you discuss equalizing the workplace include the following:

  • 43 percent of women leaders are burned out, compared to only 31 percent of men at their level;
  • 37 percent of women leaders have had a co-worker get credit for their idea, compared to 27 percent of men leaders; and
  • two-thirds of women under 30 say they would be more interested in advancing if they saw senior leaders with the work-life balance they want.

Women in the Workplace is the largest study on the state of women in corporate America.

In 2015, LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company launched the study to give companies insights and tools to advance gender diversity in the workplace. This year, McKinsey & Company collected information from 333 participating organizations employing more than 12 million people, surveyed more than 40,000 employees, and conducted interviews with women of diverse identities, including women of color, LGBTQ+ women, and women with disabilities.

The 2022 report focuses on how the pandemic has changed what women want from their companies, including the growing importance of opportunity, flexibility, employee well-being, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Let us know what findings you found to be the most and least surprising!