Interrupted at work? You're not alone.

Recently, a writer living in London set out to do something that many people find very challenging: he wanted to stop interrupting people so much. He wrote about the experience in The Guardian and said that the exercise not only had a positive impact on his personal life, but on his career as well.

“I like to talk as much as the next man—and men like to talk,” wrote Ioan Marc Jones. “My contributions at work have become more impactful and my appetite for collaboration has increased.”

Studies show that men interrupt conversations about three times more often than women. And our own research supports this phenomenon: women are twice as likely as men to report being interrupted or spoken over more than others.

Having your contribution cut off during a meeting may seem like a small thing. It isn’t. Over time, the repeated action can take a heavy toll on women and inhibit their career progression. If women’s ideas aren’t heard, it can make it harder for them to be perceived as key contributors. And when teams miss out on women’s insights, it can also mean your company is missing out. Teams that foster diverse points of view often have better ideas and get more done.

So what should you do the next time you see a colleague interrupted at work? Speak up. You might say, “I’d like to hear the rest of [Name’s] thoughts” or “[Name] raised an important point. I’d like to consider it further before we move on.” If you’re leading a meeting, reduce interruptions by following an agenda and asking people to contribute in a structured way. You might say, “Let’s go around the room and get everyone’s ideas.” You can also invite individual women in the room to contribute their opinions.

While the trend of women getting spoken over at work is not going away anytime soon, there is some good news: women are less likely to be interrupted or spoken over than they were five years ago. This is a hopeful sign that increased awareness around the issue can lead to meaningful cultural change.

For more on what’s changed—and what hasn’t—for women in the workplace in the last decade, check out our Women in the Workplace report.