After years spent leaning in to get ahead at work, professional women are leaning out.
Women are less interested than men in getting promoted to the next level, reversing a decade-long trend, according to a new study released Tuesday by advocacy group LeanIn.org and consultant McKinsey & Co. Some 69% of entry-level women, 82% of mid-career, and 84% of senior female executives reported a desire to move up.
That compared to 80%, 86% and 92% of men at those same career points — the first such gap seen in the 11-year-old Women in the Workplace survey. In years past, women matched men in their ...