Managers & Employers
Lead more effectively with research, tools, and guidance to support, develop, and advance women on your team.
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How Do I Start a Women's Group at Work?
Starting a women's group at work builds career-boosting community. Follow these 4 concrete steps — from finding members to setting an agenda — to launch yours.
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How Can I Support Women at my Company?
How to support women at your company: 6 concrete actions — from sponsorship to sharing office housework — anyone can take to close the opportunity gap at work.
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How Can I Advance My Career as a Woman?
To advance your career as a woman, you'll need to work around gender bias. 5 research-backed strategies — from sponsorship to promotions — that actually help.
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How to Make an Impact in Meetings, in 3 Steps
How to make an impact in senior-leadership meetings: 3 steps to prepare, contribute, and follow up — plus why it opens doors to sponsors and promotions.
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The Science-Backed Benefits of Walking Meetings
Walking meetings double creative output, boost energy, and ease difficult conversations. Sheryl Sandberg on why to swap the conference room for sneakers.
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How to Pitch as a Female Founder
Female founders raise more when they pitch differently. Research on growth framing, deflecting risk questions, and signaling legitimacy to close the funding gap.
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Why Are There So Few Women in Leadership?
Why are there so few women in leadership? Explore the 4 barriers holding women back at work, from the broken rung to flexibility stigma and maternal bias.
Op-Ed
The Benefits of Paternity Leave for Dads, Moms, and Kids
The benefits of paternity leave extend to the whole family. Research shows dads, moms, and kids all win when fathers take time off for caregiving. Here's how.
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Moms' Equal Pay Day: How Companies and Partners Can Help Close the Gap
Moms' Equal Pay Day: it takes moms 218 extra days to match dads' pay from last year. See what drives the gap and how companies and partners can close it.
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Why So Many Women Leaders Are Former Athletes
94% of C-suite women played sports. Bridget Griswold on how athletics build the confidence, resilience, and leadership skills women need to advance at work.
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Good News for Women at Work: 3 Reasons to Feel Hopeful Right Now
Nearly all 369,000 new US jobs created in 18 months went to women, and other trends offer real reasons for optimism. Here's what the latest data reveal.
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The Surprising Benefit of Using All Your PTO
Taking your PTO can boost year-end performance by 8%. Here's how to prepare so time off actually helps your career — plus a checklist for a smooth vacation.
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How to Respond When Someone Questions Your Competence at Work
Women's competence is underestimated at work — especially in male-dominated fields. Learn how to push back when your judgment is second-guessed.
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How the Manosphere Is Working Against its Own Cause
The manosphere pushes retrograde ideas about masculinity, but research shows this kind of backlash to gender progress ultimately hurts men most.
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How to Use AI Responsibly When Hiring
AI hiring tools can reinforce bias and filter out strong candidates. Here's how managers can screen resumes more responsibly and hire more fairly.
Findings
The Real Risk with AI? Not Using It.
The gender gap in AI adoption is real. Here's how women can make sure they're not left behind as AI reshapes work, hiring, and career opportunities.
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AI Is Feeding People Interview Answers in Real Time
Men are twice as likely as women to use AI live in job interviews. Sheryl Sandberg and Bridget Griswold on the loophole widening the gender leadership gap.
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Q&A: How to Better Advocate for Your Health, with Nikki Sapiro Vinckier
Women's health advocate Nikki Sapiro Vinckier on tracking symptoms, asking direct questions at the doctor, and the workplace benefits women should demand.
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How to Find a Mentor at Work—and Why You Need a Sponsor More
Learn how to find a mentor at work—and why you need a sponsor even more. Research-backed strategies to build the relationships that drive promotions.
Reports
Women in the Workplace: Asian Women
Asian women face distinct workplace barriers—model minority stereotypes, microaggressions, and advancement gaps. See the research and what companies can do.
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Lean In Circles Could Double Your Chances of Getting a Raise
New data shows Lean In Circles double your chances of a raise and boost promotions, leadership roles, and career growth. See how peer mentorship pays off.
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What I Wish I Knew about Leadership Growing Up
Girls are often told they aren't leaders. Learn why that narrative is wrong and how we can help girls see themselves as leaders from a young age.
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Public Speaking Anxiety: Why It's Different for Women, and How to Move Past It
Women face gender bias when speaking in public, from interruptions to harsher judgment. Get research-backed tactics for building presenting confidence.
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How Do I Manage a Performance Review after Maternity Leave?
Managing a performance review after a hard six months with a new baby? Get advice on giving yourself credit and reframing the conversation.
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How to Negotiate Your Salary and Get Paid What You're Worth
Women face more pushback than men when they negotiate. Here are research-backed negotiation strategies to help you get what you're worth.
Op-Ed
Why Women's Leadership Is More Important than Ever in the Age of AI
AI can't replicate communication, empathy, or ethical judgment, the strengths that position women to lead in an AI-powered workplace.
Reports
Women in the Workplace: Latinas
Latinas face limited flexibility, strong workplace bias, and barriers to advancement. Learn what the data shows and what companies can do to close the gap.
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What’s the strongest form of gender bias?
Motherhood triggers false assumptions that women are less committed to their careers. See the research on maternal bias and its real impact on working mothers.
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No equality at work without equality at home
Women have more power in the C-suite than ever, but housework inequality hasn't budged. See the data and what it means for workplace equality.
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Women are paid less than men, and the gap is getting worse
Women earn 81 cents for every dollar men earn, and the gap is widening. See the data on the gender pay gap, who it affects most, and why it matters.
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Women in the Workplace: Lesbian and Bisexual Women
Lesbian and bisexual women face higher rates of workplace bias and microaggressions than straight women. See the data and how companies can do better.
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Women in the Workplace: Black Women
Learn how bias and systemic barriers impact Black women at work, including promotion gaps, workplace discrimination, and what companies must do to drive change.
Op-Ed
The Number of Men Who Are Uncomfortable Mentoring Women Is Growing
New research shows more men are avoiding mentoring women at work. Sheryl Sandberg and Marc Pritchard on why this threatens workplace equality.