Case

McKinsey and LeanIn.Org: Women in the Workplace 2024

The annual McKinsey and LeanIn.Org report (281 organisations; more than 15,000 employees surveyed). Material for chart critique: risk multipliers, perception surveys and how industries are pooled; it also reports the "broken rung" figure at the first management promotion.

Industry
Consulting and workforce research
Frameworks applied
Chart critique and redesign
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Frameworks applied

This case is read through the frameworks below.

  • Chart critique and redesignWhen a manager receives a chart in a report ahead of a decision, how can they tell whether it is a reliable basis, and how should they ask for it to be redrawn?

Sources

References

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  1. Benson, A., Li, D. and Shue, K. (2026) ‘"Potential" and the gender promotion gap’, American Economic Review, 116(2), pp. 375–417.doi:10.1257/aer.20220831Source page
  2. Gigerenzer, G. et al. (2007) ‘Helping doctors and patients make sense of health statistics’, Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 8(2), pp. 53–96.doi:10.1111/j.1539-6053.2008.00033.xSource page
  3. Lilienfeld, S.O. (2017) ‘Microaggressions: strong claims, inadequate evidence’, Perspectives on Psychological Science, 12(1), pp. 138–169.doi:10.1177/1745691616659391Source page
  4. McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.Org (2024) Women in the workplace 2024: the 10th-anniversary report. McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.Org.No DOImckinsey.comSource page