A perspective from the hollow middle on IWD 2023
Last week, IBM and Chief came out with a study that found that pipeline of female talent has hollowed out in the middle; there have been increases in C-Suite and Board representation (12%) and an increase in junior roles to 37% but the pipeline for top leadership levels hasn't recovered from pre-pandemic levels, with 14% of women in Senior Vice President and 16% in Vice President roles. https://newsroom.ibm.com/2023-03-01-IBM-and-Chief-Study-Finds-Women-in-Leadership-Pipeline-has-Hollowed-Out-in-the-Middle I've been reflecting on this study a lot... first, I'm a new {female} Vice President... so what's a first hand perspective from the hollow middle? First, I'll start with the fact that I'm optimistic. The culture of the work world has changed A LOT over the past several years, and I can state with first hand experience that the culture at IBM has shifted a lot. The shift to remote in the pandemic certainly helped me with this culture shift - making the ability