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Stories, perspectives, research, and advice that inform, inspire, and help drive meaningful change for women at work.
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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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Why Are There So Few Women in Leadership?
The barriers holding women back at work, from the broken rung to flexibility stigma and maternal bias.
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How to Raise Girls to Be Confident and Empowered
Research-backed tips for raising girls to be confident, curious, and empowered—from encouraging healthy risk-taking to teaching girls the value of failure.
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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 Is Likeability Bias? Why Successful Women Face This Hurdle at Work
New research shows women who come across as intellectually capable are treated with more hostility than men with the same abilities. Here's how to counter it.
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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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Asking for a Promotion in Your Performance Review: How to Prepare
Research shows what actually helps women advance — and it isn't working harder. Here's a week-by-week game plan for a performance review or promotion ask.
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How to Get a Job in 2026: What Every New Graduate Needs to Know
The class of 2026 is entering a job market reshaped by AI. Here are the new rules for standing out on LinkedIn, in your resume, and during interviews.
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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 Deal With a Micromanager Without Hurting Your Career
A micromanaging boss can bottleneck reviews and make you feel like your expertise isn't trusted. Here's how to manage the dynamic without hurting your career.
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The Hidden Rules of Work Every Young Woman Should Know Before Starting Her Career
In school the rules are clear, but at work they aren't — and ambiguity favors men. Here are the hidden rules young women need before starting a career.
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How Working Parents Can Lighten the Mental Load
Sharing the load at home but still feeling stretched thin? Here's how working parents can shrink the mental load — and see their busy life differently.
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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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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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The Hidden Barriers AANHPI Women Face at Work
AANHPI women have the lowest VP-level promotion rates of any group of women. Sue Ann Hong-Whitaker explains what's driving it and how to change it.
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The Pay Gap That Too Few People Are Talking About
AANHPI women earn 83 cents for every dollar paid to white men — a gap masked by high earners. Meet the leader working to close it, community by community.
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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.
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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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What to Do if Your Partner's Job Always Comes First
Earning less doesn't mean your career takes a back seat. Learn how to reset a household dynamic that's leaving you stretched thin at home and at work.
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New research: Men are twice as likely to use AI in job interviews
New Lean In research: men are twice as likely as women to use AI in job interviews. See the data on the gap and how to use AI without disqualifying yourself.
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How to Help Teen Girls Navigate Friendship Conflict
Friendship conflict can be painful and powerful. Discover research-informed strategies to help girls build confidence, set boundaries, and repair relationships.
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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.
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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 Build Leadership Skills
Learn research-backed strategies to build leadership skills, increase your visibility, and get recognized at work.
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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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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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The “Gen Z Women Are Opting Out” Story Is Wrong
New Lean In research shows Gen Z women want leadership roles when they believe their company genuinely wants them there.
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How the AI Gender Gap Will Compound the Leadership Gap
New Lean In research finds men use AI at work 22% more than women. Learn why the gap exists, what's at stake, and how women can build AI fluency now.
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What Is the Broken Rung?
Broken rung: the #1 barrier to women's advancement. Learn why women fall behind at the first step to manager—and what organizations can do to close the gap.
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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.
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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.
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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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Interrupted at work? You're not alone.
Women are twice as likely as men to be interrupted or spoken over at work. See what the research shows and what you can do about it.
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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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The hidden challenges younger women face at work
Younger women face ageism, sexual harassment, and promotion barriers at the same rates as older women. See the research and what companies must do.
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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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Why we keep raising our voice for women’s rights
The fight for reproductive rights is far from over. See the data on abortion bans and why women's right to choose remains central to gender equality.
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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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New research: Women use AI less often at work and get less credit
Lean In research finds women use AI at work less often than men and receive less recognition for it. See the key data on the growing AI gender gap.
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The workplace doesn’t take young women seriously—now they’re fighting back
Ageism hits young women hardest—they face bias around competence and credibility that men their age don't. See the research and how women are pushing back.
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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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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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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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How to talk about sexual harassment
Learn how to talk about sexual harassment at work, including how to report it, support colleagues, and help create a safer workplace.
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Role modeling for girls
Girls look to the women in their lives for cues about how to think and act. Get practical tips for inspiring the next generation of female leaders.
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#inspireinclusion 5 ways adults can lift up girls as leaders
Girls face real barriers to leadership. Learn 5 ways adults can help them expand their definition of leadership and step into their power.
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How you can help girls embrace failure and take positive risks
Girls fear failure more than boys do, and it holds them back. Learn research-backed strategies to help girls build a growth mindset and take positive risks.
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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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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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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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Parents are talking with their girls about gender bias — but are they having the right conversations?
Most parents talk to their daughters about gender bias, but few have the harder conversations. Learn what girls need to hear and how to start the discussion.
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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 Succeed in Your First Job
Learn how to succeed in your first job—research-backed steps for women to build visibility, earn promotions, and navigate workplace bias from day one.
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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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The Broken Rung: Lean In Factsheet
The broken rung is the #1 barrier to gender parity in leadership. See the data on why women fall behind at the first promotion 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. See the data here.
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My mother couldn't get a credit card. Here’s how far we’ve come.
It can be hard to see change when it happens slowly and unevenly. So I want to look back 50 years and reflect on everything women have achieved and the immense challenges we’ve overcome.
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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.
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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.
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Don’t Avoid Women, Mentor Them
Men avoiding women after #MeToo are making the workplace worse. Learn why mentoring women is good for everyone and how to start today.
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Madam C.E.O., Get Me a Coffee
Women are expected to fetch coffee, plan parties, and mentor colleagues while men get credit for less. Learn how to recognize and fix this workplace bias.
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Speaking While Female
Women are interrupted, ignored, and penalized for speaking up at work. See the research on gender bias in communication and what leaders can do about it.