What are the main challenges women face in leadership?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

One research study found that the two biggest challenges that keep women from leadership positions are that women are held to higher standards, and many businesses don't feel "ready" to hire women for top executive positions. The percentage of people who felt that women face these major challenges in leadership was tied at 43%.

The same study also noted the things that people felt weren't relevant challenges to women in leadership.

These included that women aren't as good at being managers as men (77% of the poll stated this was not a reason there aren't more women in top executive positions) and women aren't tough enough for business (68% of the poll stated this was not a reason there aren't more women in top executive positions).