Scaling the Hurdles to Advancement This International Women’s Day | #IWD2022
At Linkage, we’ve been tracking the perception of women toward their organizations for the last six years—nearly 10,000 women now across industries globally. We specifically look at four levers critical to attracting, engaging and retaining women leaders: Culture, Talent Systems, Executive Action, and Leadership Development for Women. And we also measure organizational values fit, engagement, commitment and net promoter score.
A few months ago, we aggregated the 2021 data and?surfaced an alarming trend?we have never seen before: For the first time, every leading indicator went down, and net promoter scores tanked. A startling number of women would not recommend their company as a great place for women to work.
These leading indicators are a call to action.
Participation of women in the workforce is way down; there are fewer women in the workforce today than in the last 33 years.
And burnout for women leaders is way up.?According to a McKinsey study, 42% of women felt burned out in 2021, compared with 32% in 2020.
The result??We are losing our women—and the incredible leadership, knowledge, and skills they bring—as they continue to face the professional and personal fallout of the evolving pandemic. But there is much we can do as leaders to help.
This International Women’s Day (IWD), we recognize the accomplishments and contributions of women as part of our mission to change the face of leadership and achieve gender parity.
We acknowledge and support the development of women to overcome the real challenges—the hurdles—women leaders face?every day?as they navigate this changing world. And equally, we call on organizations to further develop, as well. We know women leaders perform better, stay at their companies longer and advance in their careers when organizations address the four dimensions we measure:
In honor of Women’s History Month, please join us March 9 at 12:00 PM ET for a free, one-hour webinar designed to empower women to scale the hurdles to advancement.?During this virtual session, which is the first offering in Linkage’s new?Women in Leadership (WIL) Accelerator program , you will join a community of engaged and passionate women leaders and their champions. I am especially excited for our guided conversation on goal setting and virtual breakout sessions.
It is my honor to serve women leaders—and?the leaders and organizations that support them —as we persist in our goal of gender parity in leadership.
Leading Organizations Are Recognizing International Women’s Day – Here's How
Today is International Women’s Day, and many organizations are?hosting initiatives and programming ?to acknowledge this important holiday. Discover how leading organizations—including Allegis Global Solutions, American Family, Constellation Brands, Corning, First American, Lenovo, LPL Financial, Mitre, Oracle, Synchrony, TEKsystems, and U.S. Bank—are recognizing the day. Read.
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Free Webinar Tomorrow: How Women Leaders Can Scale the Hurdles to Advancement
Women leaders are dealing with a lot—but they shouldn’t have to go it alone.?You’re invited to join us ?on March 9 at 12:00pm ET?for a complimentary one-hour, interactive webinar hosted by two Linkage experts: Kristin Barrett, VP, Consulting & Executive Coach; and Kristen Howe, Chief Product Officer.
During this virtual session, which is the first offering in Linkage’s new?Women in Leadership (WIL) Accelerator program , you’ll hear the latest data on women in the workplace from Linkage experts, experience a guided conversation focused on advancement and goal-setting, and participate in breakout groups where you’ll have a chance to connect with women leaders from other organizations.
Video: Understanding the 7 High Hurdles to Advancement for Women Leaders
Linkage’s?Advancing Women Leaders Signature Solution ?has identified the high hurdles to advancement that women face in the workplace—as well as the corresponding competencies needed to overcome them. In this 3-minute introductory video, Kristen Howe, Chief Product Officer at Linkage, shares insights into the seven hurdles and outlines the ways Linkage partners with leading organizations to successfully engage and develop women leaders at all levels. WATCH.
Webinar Recording: Catalyst + Linkage: Advancing Gender Parity through Sponsorship
Tune in to this?prerecorded webinar , hosted by Catalyst and featuring Linkage CEO Jennifer McCollum!?With nearly 1 in 4 women in the US opting out of the workforce over the last year, retaining and advancing women leaders is more important than ever.
But achieving gender parity in your organization requires special attention to the levers proven to drive change. One lever is executive sponsorship, which can play a key role in accelerating the growth of women into leadership positions. Join in to examine what executive sponsorship is and how you can use it to create a path forward for women at your organization. WATCH.
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5 Conversations with Women Leaders That Will Inspire You This International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is an opportunity for leaders and organizations to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of diverse women leaders around the world. We do this in many ways, but one critically valuable tool is our ability to seek new perspectives and really listen. Check out these must-listen podcast episodes from?Game Changers with Molly Fletcher, featuring inspiring women leaders. Read.
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These incredible women leaders come from diverse backgrounds and their unique voices inspire the Linkage team to new heights. Their professional lives and personal characters challenge bias, empowering each of us to live courageously and fully. Read.
Executive Sponsorship—What Is It and Who Benefits?
How can organizations build and maintain a pipeline of diverse leaders at a critical time? By leaving simple mentorship behind to embrace comprehensive executive sponsorship. Here’s where to begin .
IT'S TIME TO ADVANCE WOMEN LEADERS
Discover products, programs and services focused on the support, retention and advancement of women leaders:
Women in Leadership Institute? 2022 Returns November 1-4, 2022
Linkage’s?Women in Leadership Institute? ?returns this November 1-4, 2022, in two formats—in person in Orlando, Florida, and virtual—making this the most accessible and convenient conference for women leaders.
EARLY BIRD PRICING GOING ON NOW: Enjoy 50% off your abbreviated virtual pass—only available through March 31!
And this year, there’s a brand-new way to experience WIL! Through the WIL Accelerator program, you will unlock a full year of learning—including monthly webinars and independent learning—that starts upon registration. That means you don’t need to wait until November to begin your leadership journey. With the Accelerator program, you can start right now .
Bring to Your Organization: Advancing Women Leaders: Game Changer Negotiation
How are you empowering women at your organization to advocate for themselves and build mutually beneficial relationships?
Introducing a new program, presented in partnership with trailblazing sports agent, author and expert negotiator?Molly Fletcher.?Equip women leaders at your organization ?with the insights, knowledge and real-world tactics they need to successfully negotiate in a changing and uncertain world. Choose the delivery format that works best for your women leaders: a full one-day, in-person workshop or three, 2-hour virtual sessions.
NEW: Executive Sponsor Track at the Women in Leadership Institute
Introducing a brand-new learning experience at the?2022 Women in Leadership Institute ?for executive and senior leaders. The Executive Sponsor Track empowers a new generation of executives to drive major organizational impact by actively sponsoring women leaders and other underrepresented populations.
Combine small-group learning with targeted skill-building, enabling executives to make meaningful strides on their journey as a sponsor and supporter of women’s leadership at your organization. Learn more.
Bring to Your Organization: In-House Executive Sponsorship Program
As organizations strive to reach gender parity and increase the number of underrepresented groups in their leadership ranks, executives have an essential role to play. Now is the time to empower executives with the skills and mindset to sponsor underrepresented leaders to enhance the leadership pipeline. The?Executive Sponsorship Program ?includes skill-building, coaching and facilitated collaboration sessions to empower senior leaders to problem-solve and make the most of the organization’s sponsorship initiative.
Experience as an Individual or Bring to Your Organization: Advancing Women Leaders Essentials Program
On-demand, virtual leadership development ?for women leaders—designed to drive big impact.
Now is the time for a transformative, self-paced learning program that equips women leaders with the skills and best practices needed to scale the hurdles to advancement in the workplace.
Participants immediately gain access to:
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2 年Can't help getting every veil off my eyes and heart, it's all coming together when my birthday is exactly same 9 March, marking my 56th celebration. Wednesday, that's translated "Kwaku," named for the one given birth to on that day. History had it that my birth came with a very heavy rainfall, extraordinarily heavier rainfall, on the 9th March,1966. It was in one St Anthony Hospital in Ghana. When going through historic records, I found in the count of centuries, might it be 66th?; there had nearly come a "fatal war." But for a very heavy rainfall, that war couldn't take place. Today, the world is tick-tock-ing with another "raw war." Coincidentally, we, all over the world today, mark the International Women's Day. A day of challenge to rescue, a day of challenge to track leadership, and a day of regret to see how unfairly our mothers were used, refused and abused. No gender victimization, but see how much rejection the weaker sex faces in issues of "gay practice, gender transplanting, bisexuality and so on. To ask if this isn't going war way, in scientifically political revolution brings both natural sex a questionable standstill. That's my first and foremost secret disclosure. People who know something about this trust alliance