No. 723
“Women CEOs, since the outbreak of the pandemic, steadily increased their use of words corresponding to leadership styles built around diversity, empathy, adaptability, and transformation, according to our language analysis of 6,831 corporate leaders of S&P Global Broad Market Index..”
— S+P Global. Women CEOs: Leadership for a Diverse Future, 2022
No. 360
“Currently, women are trained to reach leadership positions the way men reach leadership positions—through competition for power. However, as more employees and organizations are shifting toward more purpose-driven, people-centered business models (thanks to COVID), I believe the construct of leadership will change. Instead of fighting for power, leaders will advocate for purpose – which is where women excel. Instead of the future leaders being trained to emulate men, they will be trained to emulate women.”
— Ashley Levesque, VP of Marketing, Banzai
No. 257
A recent McKinsey study of 65,000 employees, women managers were scored higher by their employees as taking people-centered actions that helped them through the pandemic: providing emotional support (12% more), checking in on overall well-being (7% more), and taking action to help manage burnout (5% more).
—McKinsey, Women in the Workplace, 2021
No. 544
Female startup founders with all-female teams received $6.9 billion in venture funding in 2021, compared to $3.3 billion in 2020. And mixed-gender teams with at least one female founder received $47 billion in VC funding in 2021, up from $19 billion in 2020.
—PitchBook, All In Report, 2021