When the career ladder breaks for women—and how to succeed anyway

<p>Career advancement is tough for everyone&mdash;but for women, it can feel particularly elusive. There&rsquo;s a reason for that, according to the new book <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/the-broken-rung?cid=brokenrung25-pse-ggl-mbm-m01-brokenrung25-nsa-oth&amp;keyword=mckinsey%20book&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwp8--BhBREiwAj7og19NoAaegPejLmBPNwBgJN4XDg0lPk_ZeLIWitBAVDo_JbdV7RfqmXBoC9bMQAvD_BwE"><em>The Broken Run</em>g</a>: for every 100 men promoted early in their careers, only 81 women experience that same opportunity. On this episode of <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-podcast"><em>The McKinsey </em>Podcast</a>, the book&rsquo;s authors, McKinsey Senior Partners <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/kweilin-ellingrud">Kweilin Ellingrud</a>, <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/lareina-yee">Lareina Yee</a>, and <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/maria-del-mar-martinez">Mar&iacute;a de...