For every 100 men promoted to manager in 2018, 79 women were promoted. And this year, just 81 women were. As a result of this "broken rung," men significantly outnumber women at the manager level, which makes it nearly impossible for companies to support sustained progress at more senior levels.
In organizations that have always had predominantly male leaders, a bias against women (whether conscious or subconscious) can emerge. It's easy to see how this might happen: We base our ideas about what a leader should be based on the leaders we know.
What if we dropped the whole idea that leadership development is reserved only for "stars?" That approach simply wasn't feasible in the past due to budgetary concerns. However, the tech revolution in learning and development has created scalable solutions that open opportunities up to more potential leaders.
Fitting leadership development into packed schedules isn't easy, especially for women who traditionally spend more time than men on household tasks, parenting, and caregiving for older family members.
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