Women must make their presence felt at all levels

There is much that women can do to advance their careers Pic: Pixabay

Recent McKinsey research into the performance of women, which surveyed 30,000 employees at 118 US companies, shows that many organisations are afflicted by one of three common pipeline pain points: women are unable to enter, stuck at the middle, or locked out of the top.

Other research shows that women are less likely to advance than men, hold fewer roles leading to top management positions and are a century away from gender parity ...