Guides

For Working Mothers

Learn how to avoid the motherhood penalty with strategies to address bias against working moms, increase visibility, and advance your career.

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Celebrate the Ambition of Working Mothers

Working mothers are more ambitious than women overall, yet maternal bias holds them back. See the data and learn how to support moms at work.

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How to Be a Feminist Dad

Feminist dads raise healthier, more successful kids. Get research-backed tips on being an involved father who challenges gender stereotypes at home.

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How to Raise Girls to Be Confident and Empowered

Good mentorship is a two-way street. Get research-backed tips for mentors and mentees to build relationships that actually advance careers.

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How Working Parents Can Lighten the Mental Load

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What to Do if Your Partner's Job Always Comes First

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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. Here are tactics for building confidence when presenting.

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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.

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.

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Q&A: The Importance of Women's Financial Literacy, with Mrs. Dow Jones

Mrs. Dow Jones on negotiating pay, investing instead of just saving, and why financial literacy is real freedom for women.

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Q&A: The "Rainbow Ceiling" for LGBTQ+ Workers, with Layla McKay

Layla McCay explains the rainbow ceiling holding back LGBTQ+ workers, the pay gap behind it, and how allies can help close it.

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What happens when companies support Black women

Black women are among the most motivated and qualified employees, yet face the worst broken rung of any group. See the data and learn how to be a better ally.

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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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How to be an equal partner

Couples who share housework and support each other's careers are happier and stronger. Get practical tips for building a truly equal partnership.

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The extra step many women take to become CEO

New Lean In research reveals the extra step women take to become CEO that men don't. See the data on the leadership gap and what companies can do.

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What Companies Support Women in the Workplace?

Learn the key signs a company genuinely supports women, from leadership representation to sponsorship programs and flexible work policies.

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“Imagine if they got support, this could be a woman’s world”

New McKinsey data reveals women face a broken rung in India, Nigeria, and Kenya. See what drives the gender gap and what companies can do to close it.

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The surprising connection between housework and fertility rates

Countries where men share housework have higher fertility rates. See what Nobel economist Claudia Goldin's research reveals about domestic labor.