Leading Women Releases Updated Research Findings

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Sept. 8, 2014 - PRLog -- Leading Women has released updated research entitled “Closing The Leadership Gender Gap: The Missing 33% and Conventional Advice to Women.” This research is now available on the organization’s website as a white paper.

“Our most recent research update has strengthened Leading Women’s findings about why the gender gap at the top of organizations continues to hold strong,” said Susan Colantuono, CEO. “Many organizations that offer leadership development programs for women continue to deliver outdated advice about what a woman must be, do and say to reach the executive suite.”

Leading Women’s research identifies 11 pieces of career advice commonly appearing in books, blogs and articles directed toward women and their success. Analysis indicates that these 11 pieces of advice are focused on only 66% of the leadership success equation and are key success factors for the career transition from career-start into middle management. They miss the mark when identifying the critical differentiators for moving from the middle into senior and executive positions.

“Leading Women’s findings indicate that traditional career advice given to women neglects key messaging about what we call The Missing 33% of the career success equation for women – business, strategic and financial acumen. It also ignores the relationship between The Missing 33% and what executives and boards must see in candidates worthy of consideration for senior and executive positions,” stated Colantuono. “If companies are going to get smart about women’s advancement, they have to stop only answering the 20^th century problem of how do we get women into middle management and start asking the 21^st century question, ‘How do we take women to the top?’”

To download a copy of the white paper and/or the infographic, please click here (http://info.leadingwomen.biz/missing_33_2014_research_-1).

About Leading Women

Leading Women is the premier solution provider for companies committed to achieving goals for women’s advancement. Utilizing proprietary research into talent development and gender dynamics as the basis for innovative solutions, Leading Women delivers unique insights, actionable tools and a business focus. To close the gender gap at the top of their organizations, executives, HR, Learning and Development, Diversity & Inclusion and IWiN* clients around the globe have deployed Leading Women's live, virtual and online solutions.

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