A quiet career movement, called the "great downshift" is underway, where women are trading leadership roles for individual contributor roles.

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.

Maybe it's because women are so good at multi-tasking. Or maybe times have changed old-fashioned notions of a woman's place in a so-called man's world. Whatever the reason, women just aren't fighting ...

Asking for more money at work can be intimidating—especially for women. Only 36% of women feel comfortable asking for a raise ...