There is a massive disconnect…Many women want to lead but don’t feel confident to step in
“Six in 10 professional working women aspired to be a senior leader of a company or organization, and more than half aspire to serve on a board. Yet … more than half of the women agree that, “as women,” they are more cautious in taking steps toward leadership roles, and six in 10 find it hard to see themselves as a leader.”
KPMG Women’s Leadership Study, 2024
The value women add as leaders is undeniable
“Research has shown that firms with more women in senior positions are more profitable, more socially responsible, and provide safer, higher-quality customer experience – among many other benefits.”
Research: Adding Women to the C-Suite Changes How Companies Think, Harvard Business Review 2021
“Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on their boards were 25% more likely to deliver above-average profitability than companies in the bottom quartile.
Diversity Wins, How Inclusion Matters, McKinsey, 2020
“Increasing the representation of women across each of the key leadership roles in an organisation added market value of between $52m and $70m per year for an average-sized organisation.”
Workforce Gender Equity Australia
Women are under-represented in senior roles
“Globally, we estimate less than a third of leadership positions are held by women. despite women comprising almost 50% of the workforce.
“Women generally tend to be underrepresented in leadership roles, but especially in STEM … they account for 29.4% of entry-level workers and 29.9% of senior workers, but the share of women in Manager or Director positions drops to one-quarter (25.5% and 26.7%). Women’s representation in high-level leadership roles such as VP and C-suite drops even lower, to 17.8% and 12.4%, respectively.
Global Gender Gap Report 2023 World Economic Forum
“Women are underrepresented in key decision-making roles across almost all industries in the Australian workforce. While women make up half of the employees in the 2020-21 WGEA dataset (51%), women comprise only: 19.4% of CEOs, 32.5% of key management positions, 33% of board members and 18% of board chairs
Workforce Gender Equity Australia
Burnout is on the rise
“On average, 48% of workers from eight countries indicate that they are currently grappling with burnout”
Four Keys to Boosting Inclusion and Reducing Burnout, Boston Consulting Group, 2024
“These statistics are why I developed The Authority RevolutionTM. If women are going to rise as leaders we need a new approach to leadership that considers the whole woman and helps her step into her authority with confidence and without apology.”