Pushed Out, Not Leaning Out: The Truth About Gen Z Women and the Broken Rung
Amal Masri, CEO of Fix The Broken Rung, challenges the recent false media narrative that Gen Z women are "leaning out." The data tells a different story: ambitious young women are being pushed out despite fighting to advance. As young women strive for leadership roles, they face persistent covert discrimination, lack of support, and a culture of exclusion that leads to burnout and a widening promotion gap. These barriers are even more pronounced for racialized and immigrant women, who face additional layers of bias and exclusion in their climb up the career ladder. Drawing on Fix The Broken Rung’s research and leadership accelerator, Masri exposes these hidden barriers and offers solutions, equipping women with strategies to thrive while showing organizations how to make the most out of young talent.