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The Women Behind the Curtain
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Leaders in the demographic reveal their struggles and successes.
Leaders in the demographic reveal their struggles and successes.
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Mon Sep 01 2025
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![[A woman holding a comedy mask to her face. Curtains frame the image. The statistics are represented in a pie chart.] How frequently have you experienced impostor syndrome?
• Frequently 24%
• Occasionally 46%
• Rarely 22%
• Never 7%
Which of these internal struggles of women in leadership can you relate to?
• [Window with curtains. A woman at a desk. Her computer and keyboard are on fire.] Believing failure is not an option 2/3
• [Window with curtains. A woman considers two scenarios, one where she studies wearing a lab coat and wins a trophy and the other where she mediatates, walks a dog, and lounges in a deck chair.] Comparing your life to the lives of others 2/5
• [Window with curtains. Two women clap for a third who holds her palm to her face, looking pained.] Inability to accept praise 2/5
• [Window with curtains. A woman with a clipboard gestures to an open fortune cookie with a fortune that reads ""Good Luck""] Thinking you were lucky 1/3
[Window with one curtain on the left. A woman uses a pointer, gesturing toward the list.] Top five development or training skills companies should foster so more women move into leadership roles:
1. Confidence building and executive presence
2. Negotiation and influence
3. Networking and relationship building
4. Effective communication
5. Financial and business acumen
[A rolltop curtain.] 1 out of 3 respondents believe that a scarcity of mentorship and sponsorship for women is responsible for the lack of gender parity in their organization’s C-suite.
SOURCE: PULSE CHECK REPORT: WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP, CAREER MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, 2025](https://assets.td.org/transform/4595a0c0-9cbe-4451-9b67-947d1be42de7/infograph)
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TD Magazine Article
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Leaders in the demographic reveal their struggles and successes.
Leaders in the demographic reveal their struggles and successes.
Mon Sep 01 2025
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