Will 2024 be the year that women achieve equitable numbers in business leadership? Will companies soon chart more fair representation regarding race, gender identity, sexual orientation and disability?

If data from the past several years are any indication, the year ahead should see positive change – but that change is not happening quickly enough.

The latest McKinsey & Company Women in the Workplace report, which was created with surveys of more than 27,000 employees and 270 senior HR leaders in Canada and the U.S., shows slow growth in women’s representation in leadership roles. In 2023, women made up just 23 per cent of c-suite leaders, with women of colour representing a mere six per cent of those in top jobs. At the manager level, women hold a decent 40 per cent of roles, but it’s a stagnant victory, with just eight per cent growth at this level over the past eight years.

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