August 26, 2022More than a century after women earned the right to vote, they still fall behind in workforce representation, earnings, leadership roles, and unpaid work. The past two years have seen women tackling disproportionate “double shifts”—work roles, as well as unpaid household responsibilities and caregiving duties, as discussed in a recent Future of America podcast episode featuring McKinsey Global Institute director and senior partner Kweilin Ellingrud. With burnout on the rise, and women still significantly underrepresented in a variety of fields, the broken rung is still holding women back. This #WomensEqualityDay, don’t miss these insights on the many contributions of working women and the path toward achieving gender parity, including: increasing opportunities for upskilling, mentorship, and promotion advancing women into executive and board positions making senior leaders accountable for achieving DEI goals acknowledging and rewarding the “third shift” of working women Wake up and see the women: Wealth management’s underserved segment Repairing the broken rung on the career ladder for women in technical roles Meeting the challenge of moms’ ‘double double shift’ at home and work The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Africa Closing the gender gap in Central and Eastern Europe Mobilizing women to step up as leaders in Japan Women at work in the Middle East Author Talks: Ella Bell Smith on why race and class are wedges between women What we lose when we lose women in the workforce The Committed Innovator: Women continuing to change the world Author Talks: Forge your power