But numerically the biggest problem ... is the broken rungs," Lean In founder Sheryl Sandberg tells CNBC.
The key issue: for every 100 men promoted from entry-level to manager, 87 women, and only 73 women of color, are promoted.
And while the promotion rate for Black women to manager rose in 2020 and 2021, last year that rate fell back to 2019 levels.
The report debunks four key myths – including that the glass ceiling is the biggest factor holding women back, when it's really the broken rung.
"Our data is super, super clear that women are more ambitious, or as ambitious as men, more ambitious than they were before Covid," says Sandberg.
Persons:
Lean, Sheryl Sandberg, Sandberg, it's
Organizations:
Lean, McKinsey, CNBC
Locations:
America