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Companies are starting to lose the few female leaders they have

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According to the annual Women in the Workplace report from LeanIn.org, more female leaders have been leaving their jobs in 2022. It's the highest rate ever.

RACHEL MARTIN, BYLINE²: How do women feel about their place in corporate³ America? Rachel Thomas of leanin.org says they are showing how they feel.

RACHEL THOMAS: Women leaders are leaving their companies at the highest rate we've ever seen. We already know women are underrepresented in leadership, and now companies are starting to lose the precious few women leaders they do have.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Leanin.org is an initiative from the Sheryl Sandberg and David Goldberg Family Foundation, and it just released its annual report on women in the workplace. It found that women are walking away from their jobs because they are less likely to make it to the top.

THOMAS: So in a typical organization, about 60% of managers end up being men and only 40% end up being women. That means there's fewer women to promote at every level - director, VP, SVP. And so organizations - they have a pipeline⁴ problem. They don't actually have enough women rising through the ranks into leadership.

MARTIN: Thomas says that for women who do get prized promotions⁵, it's hard to keep a work-life balance. She says women often find themselves doing double shifts, taking care of business at the office and still doing more of the housework at home.

THOMAS: We also know, interestingly enough, as women and men get more senior, men start doing less work in the household, and women actually start doing more household work.

INSKEEP: Which younger generations are noticing.

THOMAS: Young women are looking up at the women leaders in their company, and it doesn't look good. So two-thirds of women under 30 say they would be more interested in advancing if they saw leaders with the work-life balance they want.

INSKEEP: Now, women who responded to this survey say they would like jobs where they can work remotely. This is not just because of the pandemic. It is also because of how women are frequently treated at the office.

THOMAS: You know, hearing co-workers comment on your appearance in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable. So all women, but particularly women of color and women with disabilities - they're experiencing less of that when they're outside of the office.

MARTIN: And if women felt more comfortable in the workplace, they might be able to stay on the job longer.

THOMAS: Which will likely lead to more advancement⁶ and more money for those precious women leaders. So it will set off, I think, a virtuous⁷ cycle in organizations.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

4 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

5 promotions   

促进( promotion的名词复数 )； 提升； 推广； 宣传

参考例句：

• All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
• He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。

6 advancement   

n.前进，促进，提升

参考例句：

• His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
• The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。

7 virtuous   

adj.有品德的，善良的，贞洁的，有效力的

参考例句：

• She was such a virtuous woman that everybody respected her.她是个有道德的女性，人人都尊敬她。
• My uncle is always proud of having a virtuous wife.叔叔一直为娶到一位贤德的妻子而骄傲。