Women and Self-Promotion in Leadership: Barriers, Perceptions, and the Impact on Career Advancement in the Workplace
Women and Self-Promotion in Leadership: Barriers, Perceptions, and the Impact on Career Advancement in the Workplace Executive Summary In this report we are going to study the problem of agentic women’s behaviour who under represent themselves in senior leadership positions, it remains a global organizational challenge. Although women and men enter the workforce at comparable rates, advancement into executive roles or managerial roles remains very low. The reason contributing factor is the “self-promotion paradox,” where women must demonstrate competence through visibility and face social penalties when engaging in assertive behaviours. This report examines how barriers to self-promotion influence career progression for women. This study conducts a critical literature review that integrates academic research and grey literature, including economic analysis, corporate reports. The study evaluates an explanation for the leadership gap for the female gender “Broken Rung” by comparing psyc...