In a recent report published by Russell Reynolds, they dive into “Why Aren’t There More Women CEOs? What You Might Not Know About Your Women Leaders.”
One thing we know for sure given the market research and data is that “women leaders are crucial to organizations’ success—a better gender mix among board directors and senior executives is linked to higher return on equity, higher valuations, better stock performance, and higher dividend payouts. Yet the numbers make it clear that, despite more awareness, we still haven’t meaningfully moved the needle on women’s representation at the CEO level.”
To understand this, we have to examine what key factors are involved in a woman seeking out an elevation in her role and the factors involved with women being offered promotions compared to their male counterparts. The report goes on to examine this and provide means to leverage these learnings through hiring and retaining top women leaders.
