, Columnist
The Ambition Gap Is Growing
The office is becoming hostile territory
Photographer: Drazen Zigic/iStockphotoA new study looking at the state of female white-collar workers confirms something many women have been feeling in their bones lately: the corporate ladder is not designed for them.
The survey, which is conducted annually by consultancy McKinsey & Co. and the women’s advocacy nonprofit LeanIn.org, found that while women’s ambition has increased over the last year, the ambition gap between women and men was the largest in its 11-year history.