Global Gender Gap Report 202553For nearly a decade, women have steadily gained ground in workplace leadership. Between 2015 and 2024, the share of women in top-management roles increased from 25.7% to 28.1%, with mid-level management also rising from 31.5% to 33.4%. These are important gains, but the momentum has slowed. Since 2020, the gap between women in mid-level and top-level leadership has stalled at 5.4 percentage points, indicating persistent drains in the leadership pipeline. Notably, in 14 sectors – such as Supply Chain and Transportation, Financial Services, and Healthcare and Care Services – women’s representation is growing faster in top management than in mid-level management (Figure 2.4). Heterogenous leadership is directly linked to higher profitability, innovation and talent retention. However, in some industries, the rate at which women are being hired into top leadership roles now outpaces their hiring into middle management suggesting a need for building a more diverse middle management bench. Career pathways 2.3 % change in women's representation in top-level management between 2015 and 2024 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 % change in women's representation in mid-level management between 2015 and 2024 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Industries Retail Accommodation and Food Real Estate Healthcare and Care Services Entertainment Providers Administrative and Support Services Financial Services Education Consumer Services Supply Chain and Transportation Wholesale Technology, Information and Media Professional Services Government and Public Sector Oil, Gas and Mining Manufacturing Infrastructure UtilitiesChange (%) in women's representation in mid- and top-level management, selected industries and economies, 2015-2024FIGURE 2.4 Source LinkedIn Economic Graph Research Institute.Note Change (%) in average shares for 74 economies: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong SAR, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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