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The Realities (and Myths) Hindering Women in the Workplace

By Jeffery Tobias Halter | October 19, 2023

Image of a women in an office setting. The closeup photo features her face with a frustrated expression and her hands on framing her face.

The Four Things You Need to Know – Flexibility, Attitudes, the Broken Rung, and Microaggressions Every year, I anticipate reports like the McKinsey & Company and Lean In.org Women in the Workplace Report with a mixture of hopefulness and deep frustration . Frankly, it always seems to be a “good news, bad news” scenario with every step forward…

Women in the Workplace 2022: One Step Forward. Two Steps Back.

By Jeffery Tobias Halter | November 1, 2022

We have to stop the leaking pipeline. Women at all levels are walking away. The 2022 LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company “Women in the Workplace” report is another somber and sobering look at the state of women in corporate America. While the current report focuses on “how the pandemic has changed what women want from…