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Victoria here, Girlboss’ executive editor. 👋 |
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about “conscious unbossing”—a.k.a. Gen Z opting out of management and climbing down the corporate ladder. But new data from Lean In suggests there’s more to the story—especially for Gen Z women. It’s not because they lack ambition, but because the current version of leadership wasn’t built with them in mind. |
Read the full story here. 👀 |
Other stuff the Girlboss team is yapping about on Slack: |
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Gen Z Women Are Less Likely Than Men to Want Senior Leadership |
But it’s not because they’re less ambitious. There’s more to the story. 👀 |
According to new data from Lean In: |
Gen Z women are 21% less likely than Gen Z men to want top roles (58% of Gen Z women vs. 74% of Gen Z men).
But Gen Z women are just as ambitious as young men when they believe companies want women in leadership: 74% of Gen Z women who hold that belief want the top job, matching Gen Z men overall (74%).
Fewer than half of Gen Z women believe companies want them there: Only 43% of Gen Z women believe workplaces genuinely want women in senior leadership (vs. 56% of Gen Z men).
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To dig into the findings, I hopped on a call with Bridget Griswold, the CEO of Lean In, to talk about what’s making young women skeptical about climbing the corporate ladder, how companies can foster future leaders, and how women can advocate for more responsibility (without taking on unpromotable tasks). |
I encourage you to read the full interview, but these are some of the biggest takeaways: |
📣 Make your wins visible. Women are often given less credit for their work, so don’t assume your impact will speak for itself. |
🙋♀️ Raise your hand for challenging work. Bridget’s advice: don’t wait to be handed scope. Look for the projects that excite you and take radical ownership of them. |
🚩 Push back on unpromotable tasks. If you’re being asked to do office housework, redirect toward work that has real impact—and say why that’s where your time is better spent. |
💰 Look for green flags. A company that wants women in leadership should be paying women equally and fixing the broken rung (promoting an equal number of men and women). |
🤝 Find your circle. Peer support matters. Bridget recommends leadership and support circles because women in them are more likely to get promoted—and because climbing the corporate ladder is easier when you’re not doing it alone. |
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What Team Girlboss has been loving lately. |
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⚽ Reformation and Umbro teamed up on a World Cup-inspired collection for the fashion girlies. No team jerseys in sight—just cool, retro-inspired pieces made from deadstock athletic materials. We’re obsessed with this knit dress and this anorak jacket. |
🫨 Did you know that the average person needs to apply to 50 to 100 jobs just to get one interview? With JobCopilot, you can send up to 50 personalized job applications per day! Think of how many more job interviews that is… |
📱 New rom-com alert! Victoria watched Voicemails for Isabelle over the weekend (starring Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson), and it is equal parts laugh-out-loud funny, swoon-worthy, and emotionally gut-wrenching. You’ll want to call your sister immediately after. |
🍉 The perfect summer blush doesn’t exi—. Content Marketing Manager Kamela’s go-to shade is Juicy Melons by Nudestix, a gorgeous watermelon pink that also makes for such a cute lip color. Use code GIRLBOSS for 15% off. Expires June 30. |
🎧 Contributing Writer Lara is absolutely hooked on Love Trapped, the investigative true-crime podcast about the former Bachelor Clayton Echard, who was falsely accused of getting a woman pregnant… despite never actually sleeping with her. The story is even wilder than it sounds. |
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