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What’s Really Holding Women Back?

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To explain why women are still having trouble accessing positions of power and authority in the workplace, many observers point to the challenge of managing the competing demands of work and family. But the data doesn’t support that narrative. The authors conducted a long-term study of beliefs and practices at a global consulting firm. The problem, they found, was not the work/family challenge itself but a general culture of overwork in which women were encouraged to take career-derailing accommodations to meet the demands of work and family. This culture of overwork punishes not just women but also men, although to a lesser degree. Only by recognizing and addressing the problem as one that affects all employees will we have a chance of achieving workplace equality. As scholars of gender inequality in the workplace, we are routinely asked by companies to investigate why they are having trouble retaining women and promoting them to senior ranks. It’s a pervasive problem. Women made rema

Gender What’s Really Holding Women Back? It’s not what most people think. by Robin J. Ely and Irene Padavic From the Magazine (March–April 2020) Anthony Gerace Summary . Ask people to explain why women remain so dramatically underrepresented in the senior ranks of most companies, and you will hear from the vast majority a lament that goes something like this: ... more Leer en español Ler em português Post Post Share Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print As scholars of gender inequality in the workplace, we are routinely asked by companies to investigate why they are having trouble retaining women and

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