Global Gender Gap Report 202556LinkedIn data reveals that it is now over twice as common for leaders, regardless of gender, to have worked in at least two different industries, functions or companies. While career linearity has declined in general, it has been and has grown increasingly more pronounced for women. As Figure 2.7 illustrates, the share of women in the C-suite with more than two prior industry experiences has been increasingly higher than the share of men over the past five years. Possessing cross-industry experience can bring multiple advantages to C-suite leadership, building up a leader’s strategic overview and thinking. At the same time, factoring gender disparities into cross-industry experience can also suggest the presence of barriers to advancement – from differential assessments for leadership potential to slower promotion rates and greater scrutiny on the path to leadership. 6 FemaleShare of workers 100 0 20 40 60 80 Source Linkedin Economic Graph Research Institute.Note Average sh ares for 20 economies: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Israel, India, Italy, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States of America.Women's and men's career linearity, by industry experience, selected economies, 2019-2024FIGURE 2.7 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Male Share of workers 100 0 20 40 60 80 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1 Industry 3 or more industries 2 industries 1 Industry 3 or more industries 2 industriesExperience prior to entry into C-suite 84.2% 12.5% 3.3% 81.3% 14.8% 3.9% 77.9% 17.2% 4.9% 74.6% 19.1% 6.3% 71.4% 20.9% 7.7% 68.9% 22.2% 8.9% 87.4% 10.5% 2.1% 84.7% 12.7% 2.6% 81.5% 15.1% 3.5% 78% 17.2% 4.7% 75% 19% 7.7% 72.5% 20.3% 7.2%

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