- Report year:2025
- Report author: By Alexis Krivkovich, Drew Goldstein , and Megan McConnell
- Organisation: McKinsey & Company
For 11 years, Lean In and McKinsey & Company have tracked the state of women in corporate America. The findings of the 2025 Women in the Workplace report — the largest study of its kind, drawing on data from more than 120 companies and 9,000 employees — point to a critical turning point.
Companies are pulling back. Commitment to women's advancement is declining. And for the first time, there is a measurable gap in how strongly women and men aspire to be promoted. The data make one thing clear: the progress of the past decade is not guaranteed. It can reverse — and without intentional action, it will.
Here is what the 2025 report found, and what it means.
Companies are pulling back. Commitment to women's advancement is declining. And for the first time, there is a measurable gap in how strongly women and men aspire to be promoted. The data make one thing clear: the progress of the past decade is not guaranteed. It can reverse — and without intentional action, it will.
Here is what the 2025 report found, and what it means.