Where Are the Women? Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and Advancing Women.

Despite women’s advancement in the workforce, the pipeline for women to top level executive positions of power, pay, and prestige remains broken. Women have advanced, but only to a point. This episode addresses how many social-cultural, institutional, and structural biases and barriers can hold talented, qualifies warrior women back.

And it is not just low at the CEO level, it is all executive levels. In the financial services industry, women make up 61 percent of accountants and auditors, 53 percent of financial managers, and 37 percent of financial analysts…but they are only 13% of chief financial officers in Fortune 500 companies. Women make up 54% of law students. Yet despite the larger numbers, only 20% are equity partners. The reality is that the higher a woman rises in a law firm, the greater the chance she will be one of the only women in the room. The inequity exists at top levels in every domain…despite women’s herculean efforts.

This episode discusses diversity, equity, and inclusion and what these terms mean specifically as it relates to advancing women. The next time someone states how much better things have gotten for women and asks the condescending question “so what is it you want then…” you will be ready to say…I am glad you asked.

This episode focuses on how diversity, equity, inclusion and most importantly ACTION can drive a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce and world.