How Women Can Win in the Workplace
They need to earn more “experience capital”—the knowledge, skills, and wisdom that can be gained only on the job. by Kweilin Ellingrud, Lareina Yee and María del Mar Martínez
Nathalie Lees
Summary.
The numbers tell the story: Women achieved educational parity with men more than 40 years ago and today are outperforming men in formal educational settings. In 2021, for instance, women earned 59% of all bachelor’s degrees, 63% of all master’s degrees, and 57% of all doctorate degrees in the United States.
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A version of this article appeared in the March–April 2025 issue of Harvard Business Review.
Read more on Gender or related topics Careers, Career planning, Workplace discrimination, Income inequality, Compensation and benefits, Job search, Professional networks, Leadership development and Generative AI