The initially missed promotion from an entry-level position to manager statistically winds up holding women back for the rest of their careers. This is known as the “broken rung.” Progress is being ...

The broken rung is more pervasive than the glass ceiling in holding women back from career success. Three McKinsey senior partners offer strategies for overcoming it and fulfilling your potential.

"There's a broken rung on the corporate ladder," says Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. She describes how women are more educated and are staying in the workforce longer. Men and women enter the workplace ...