Lean In China - 2016 Women, Work and Happiness White Paper

2016 Women, Work and Happiness White Paper

Objectives of the White Paper

The amount of unpaid work done by women also increases significantly with marriage and having children. We noted that women with the highest incomes did the least unpaid work. This suggests that the less unpaid work a woman does at home, the more she is able to take on a more senior or demanding role at work.

74.9% of women believe that there should be more women leaders in society. A higher percentage of women born in the 90s (79.33%) feel the need to have more female leaders than women born in the 70s (66.15%), and this could be reflective of the changing social attitudes of the younger generation of women.

When asked about challenges faced in the workplace, women responded by an overwhelming majority that their top ranked three challenges were all linked to familial responsibilities.

Conversely, the lack of skills, role models and peer support are ranked as the lowest ranked three chanllenges - implying that women do not think they lack competence, and the social environment in general does support women's progression in the workplace.

Challenges faced by women in the workplace

The business case for gender diversity

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