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The Ambition Gap Is a Lie: How the System Is Failing Women—And What to Do About It

The Ambition Gap Is a Lie: How the System Is Failing Women—And What to Do About It

“This year, only half of companies are prioritizing women’s career advancement, part of a several-year trend in declining commitment to gender diversity. And for the first time, there is a notable ambition gap: women are less interested in being promoted than men. When women receive the same career support that men do, this gap in ambition to advance falls away. Yet women at both ends of the pipeline are still held back by less sponsorship and manager advocacy.”

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