Roughly three in ten managers are women. By hiring a greater proportion of women into management roles (38% of recent management hires are female) recruitment practices are playing a key role in gradually increasing the overall share of female managers.
In management positions, hiring trends slightly contribute to increasing the share of women: 38% of new hires are women compared to 32% already employed in management positions.
However, women are less likely to be hired into management roles compared to their overall share in the workforce. Thus, the same trend holds for management hires and promotions: They contribute to increasing the share of women in management, but the diverse talent pipeline remains underutilized.
Starting around age 30, men gain an advantage over women. This life period can therefore be viewed as a “career killer” for women and a “career accelerator” for men. There is a small gap between the hiring rates of men and women between 21 and 30. In the age group between 31 and 40, however, the gender gap is nine percentage points – higher than in any other age group. Therefore, men are more often considered in recruitment between the ages of 31 and 40 than women.
