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  Early Career

  Is Your Ladder Breaking Before Careers Even Begin?

  When organizations talk about women’s advancement, the spotlight often lands on the C‑suite. Yet for more than six years, we’ve had a name for where the gap truly starts: the Broken Rung. First introduced by McKinsey and LeanIn.org in 2019, this concept describes how women are promoted from entry-level into manager roles at much lower […]

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  Women in Leadership Profiles

  Redefining Yes

  How saying yes with purpose helped shape Alexis Perez’s growth, leadership, and impact at Accenture. Accenture Managing Director Alexis Perez has learned that the most transformative “yes” was the one defined on her own terms. This insight has guided the pivotal decisions in her career, from her earliest internships to the leadership choices she makes […]

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  Articles

  Closing the Gap: How to Unlock the Leadership Potential of High-Achieving Women

  Let’s start with the obvious. Women aren’t short on ambition, brains, or credentials. They’re showing up with MBAs, solid experience, and sometimes even higher starting salaries than men. Yet somewhere between “manager” and “VP,” the escalator to leadership turns into an obstacle course. Spoiler: it’s not because women forgot how to lead. It’s because the […]

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  Early Career

  A Better Career Goal: Be Sponsor-Ready

  Before you read: Take our 2-minute self-assessment to see how sponsor-ready you are right now. Then come back to this article to understand what your results mean and how to build momentum from here. There comes a point in most careers when you realize you don’t want to stay exactly where you are. You’re ready for […]

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  Champions for Change

  Wallace Gundy on Transformation and Resilience

  When Wallace Gundy reflects on her MBA journey at the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School, one word comes to mind: transformational. From the moment she was named a Forté Fellow, Wallace knew she was part of something bigger than herself — a community of ambitious, mission-driven women determined to lead with confidence and purpose. […]

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  Articles

  Gouri LeDonne on Purposeful Leadership and Paying It Forward

  Gouri LeDonne’s journey as a leader is rooted in purpose, community, and a deep belief in the power of women to transform the world around them. As one of the first recipients of the Edie Hunt Award, a longtime supporter of Forté, and a mentor to many, Gouri exemplifies what it means to lead with […]

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