The 2021 LeanIn and McKinsey Women in the Workplace report is out and, unsurprisingly, it’s paints a pretty bleak picture. Here are the highlights:
The Bad
- 1 in 3 women are thinking of leaving the workplace or downshifting their careers (last year it was 1 in 4).
- 42% of women say they are “often or always” burned out and 35% of men agree.
- Women of color are not being promoted at the manager level at the same rate as men leaving a critical hole in the pipeline to more later promotions.
The Good
- For the first time Women of Color were promoted to manager at about same rate as all other women.
- Women managers are stepping up at higher rates than men to support their teams and focus on DEI efforts.
- Women managers are showing up as strong leaders while steering employees through this tumultuous time.
The Takeaway
This is nothing we didn’t already know– women are stepping up! We are taking on additional emotional labor at work and at home. Women managers care for the welling being of their teams and are managing overworked and overburdened employees. Women understand the critical need for DEI in the workplace and they are spending extra time at work on these efforts. Working mothers historically take on 3-6 hours a day of unpaid labor at home. Add in the lack of affordable childcare and stable in person schooling and it’s no surprise that so many working women are burned out and thinking about leaving the workforce.
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