When the career ladder breaks for women—and how to succeed anyway
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This is the McKinsey Podcast. Where we help you make sense out of our world's toughest business challenges. Welcome to the show. I'm Lucia Rahili, and I'm Roberta Fasara. For women, breaking that glass ceiling is Tough.
But our latest research reveals that getting that first promotion is even tougher. Here's McKinsey's senior partner, Lorena Yee. It goes like this. Forty eight percent. Of corporate America's entry level. are women.
But For every one hundred men that get that awesome. And well earned opportunity to get a promotion. The odds are only eighty one women. Will see that same opportunity.
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