Leadership
Develop the skills, mindset, and influence to lead with impact at every stage of your career.
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How to Build Leadership Skills
Learn research-backed strategies to build leadership skills, increase your visibility at work, and get recognized for the contributions you're already making.
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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.
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How to Negotiate for Raises and Promotions
Women face a double bind when negotiating: ask too little and you're overlooked, ask too much and you're penalized. Get strategies that work.
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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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Young Women Aren’t Opting Out. They’re Opting for Better.
92% of women under 30 want to be promoted — more than men. Young women are the most ambitious group Lean In has ever studied. Here's what companies must do.
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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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How to Accelerate Your Career
Research-backed strategies to help women advance faster at work. Build visibility, earn sponsorship, and take the steps that lead to promotion.
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How to Raise Girls to Be Leaders
Girls begin losing confidence as early as age 6. Get research-backed strategies to build your daughter's self-belief, voice, and leadership skills.
Guides
Raising Girls to Be Leaders
Learn how to raise girls to be leaders with research-backed strategies to build confidence, resilience, and leadership skills from an early age.
Guides
Building Leadership Skills
Learn how to develop leadership skills with practical steps to build influence, communicate effectively, and become a stronger leader at work.
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4 Tips for Mentors and Mentees
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 to Get Promoted
Learn how to get promoted at work with research-backed strategies to build your case, increase visibility, and advocate for yourself.
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How to Succeed as a Working Mother
Mothers face real bias at work. Get research-backed steps to stay visible, navigate the motherhood penalty, and keep advancing your career.
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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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The “Gen Z Women Are Opting Out” Story Is Wrong
New Lean In research shows Gen Z women want leadership when companies show they want them. See the data on ambition and what employers must offer.
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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.
Op-Ed
Q&A: The Importance of Women's Financial Literacy, with Mrs. Dow Jones
Mrs. Dow Jones on negotiating pay, investing rather than just saving, and why financial literacy is real freedom for women in every stage of their careers.
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Q&A: The "Rainbow Ceiling" for LGBTQ+ Workers, with Layla McCay
Layla McCay explains the rainbow ceiling holding back LGBTQ+ workers, the pay gap behind it, and how allies at work can help close it starting today.
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Why ambition and failure go hand in hand
Women fear failure more than men, and they're judged more harshly for it. See what the research shows and how to overcome your fear of failure.
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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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4 ways to help your girls set bold goals
Girls face unique hurdles when it comes to goal-setting. Here are four ways adults can help girls build courageous, healthy goals that support their growth.
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Raising Resilient Girls
A growth mindset is crucial for girls, leading to improvements in learning and emotional resilience. Empower your girl to see challenges as opportunities.
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Help your girls speak up at school
From classroom discussions to real-world challenges, discover how to help girls strengthen their voice, embrace mistakes, and speak up with courage.
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Why self-efficacy matters, and how to build it in girls
Self-efficacy is a key driver of resilience, confidence, and success in teen girls. Learn 5 actionable strategies parents can use to nurture it.
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How to Prepare Your Girls for an AI-Powered Future
86% of jobs most at risk from AI are held by women. Learn which careers will grow and how to prepare the girls in your life to lead in the AI era.
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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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Gen Z Women and Leadership: Lean In Factsheet
More Gen Z women would seek leadership if they believed companies wanted them. Get the data on ambition, promotion desire, and what employers must offer.