Professional Women Careers

1. DO CHILDHOOD DREAMS
REALLY
COME
TRUE?
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2. The latest TODAY’S
PROFESSIONAL WOMAN REPORT
from LinkedIn + Citi looks at
the people who’ve shaped
our careers, what we want
from our lives and how
we work toward our goals.

3. DO YOU
REMEMBER
WHAT YOU
WANTED
TO BE
WHEN
YOU
GREW
UP?

4. an astronaut?

5. a marine
biologist?

6. a superhero?

7. a dancer?

8. an explorer?

9. It turns out,
the people
most likely
to have
followed their childhood
dreams
now work in
the medical,
high-tech and
legal fields.

10. And when it comes to
fulfilling childhood
dreams, men are more
likely than women to
have the career they
wanted growing up.

11. Women in STEM has been a hot topic recently, but the
percentage of women who dreamed of working in
technology has stayed the same from one generation to
the next - a tiny 2%.

12. “I have been in technology for 25 years. I was hired by a woman
who became my mentor, and I have hired as many women as
possible so they could have the same opportunity. Confidence
is key. Be strong, passionate and self-educate.”
WENDY PETTY, Vice President of Distribution and Member Partners

13. SO WHO
INFLUENCED
OUR CAREER
PATHS?

14. For women, it varies by generation:
MILL
ENNIALS: Mom GEN X: Dad
BABY BOOMERS: Teacher, Coach or Counselor

15. Men, regardless
of their generation,
said their father
had the biggest
role in shaping
their careers.

16. HOW
IMPORTANT
IS WORK-LIFE
BALANCE IN
OUR CAREERS?

17. Both men and women feel the pressures of
achieving career success while managing family
responsibilities, but men are less likely to
discuss it with women.

18. “Every single
person who
interviewed
me asked,
How do you
balance work
and family?”
ACTRESS JENNIFER GARNER

19. THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE
WHO ASK HER
HUSBAND,
BEN AFFLECK,
THE SAME
QUESTION?
ZERO.

20. 78% of women say
they’ve never
heard a successful
man talk about the
struggles of
having a career
and a family, but
more than half of
men (52%) say
they have.

21. “When I was in my 30s and a busy professional and mom of two young children,
I occasionally mentioned how difficult it was to always want to be with my
family when working. What amazed me was how many older men—of the
generation where stay-at-home dads were just not a thing—said they had
always felt the same way.” -PERI DWYER, Instructor

22. Women think hiring
more help at home
would help them
have a better work/
life balance.

23. While men were
more likely to
think hiring more
help at work
would improve
their work/life
balance.

24. AND NEARLY
3 OUT OF 4
PROFESSIONALS
DON’T THINK
THEY’RE PAID
ENOUGH.

25. BUT THE ART OF
PROMOTING YOUR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AT WORK IS TRICKY.

26. (NOT EVERYONE
LIVES FOR THE
APPLAUSE
LIKE LADY
GAGA.)

27. EVEN THOUGH WOMEN ARE
MORE LIKELY THAN MEN TO
SHARE PROFESSIONAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT WORK…

28. Only 40% of
women feel like
they’re adequately
promoting their
work to executives.

29. While 50% of
men feel that
they’re doing
a good job of
self-promotion.

30. “It took years to
evolve to the place
where I could say,
I DID THIS.
If you don’t toot
your own horn, no
one else will.
I am proud of my
accomplishments,
and I am excited to
share each success
with colleagues.”
LORIA RICHARDSON,
Lead Project Specialist

31. JOIN THE CONVERSATION!
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online community with more than 370,000 members on LinkedIn
that helps women achieve the careers they want and discuss the
issues relevant to their success. Visit linkedin.com/womenconnect
for more information and to join the group!
LinkedIn + Citi’s Today’s Professional Women’s Report is inspired
by the the conversations in Connect. Read the full report here.
To learn more about the report, contact:
[Edelman] Shaina Lamb: 212-704-8281
shaina.lamb@edelman.com
[Citi] Andrew Brent: 212-559-1299
Andrew.brent@citi.com
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