Just over half of companies participating in the 2025 Women in the Workplace report said they place a high priority on women's career advancement, while one in five say they don't prioritize it. Thomas Barwick/Digital Vision/Getty Images

Large US companies have made progress – albeit slowly – over the past decade when it comes to increasing the number of women in management and leadership roles on every rung of the corporate ladder.

But reported changes in company priorities this year coupled with employees’ reported experiences suggest those modest but steady gains may be at risk.

That’s one takeaway from the latest annual report on the state of women at work from consulting firm McKinsey & Company and Lean In, a women-at-work advocacy group.

“For the 11th consecutive year, women re

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