Only 50% of women get regular manager check-ins
Only 50% of women report having regular check-ins with their managers, compared to higher rates for men, reflecting a structural support gap.
Snapshot · The Rest Is Politics: US
The Secret To Asking For A Pay Raise (Mika Brzezinski)
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Jul 10, 2026
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The Stats: How Much Work Remains
At 19:59 · chapter starts 19:35
Before turning to solutions, Katty grounds the conversation in hard data. [1] — Katty Kay "Only half of American businesses prioritise women's career progression. 20% actively place low or no priority on it — rising to 30% for wom…" 19:35 Only half of American businesses considered women's career progression a priority in 2025; 20% actively placed low or no priority on women's advancement, a figure that jumps to 30% for women of colour. Women are less likely to receive emotional support and only 50% report regular check-ins with their managers compared to men. Katty notes that knowing this — understanding the real-world landscape — actually makes the project of building confidence not softer but more urgent. The barriers are not imagined, and women need practical tools to navigate a genuinely unequal playing field.
The Barriers Are Still Real
Only half of American businesses prioritise women's career progression. 20% actively place low or no priority on it — rising to 30% for women of colour. 60% of women have never asked for a raise. These aren't feelings; they are the structural reality that makes confidence-building not optional but urgent.
20% of companies place low/no priority on women's advancement
20% of companies now place low or no priority on women's advancement, and that figure rises to 30% for women of color.
The Good Girl Trap
Women are conditioned to stay in their lane, follow the rules, and wait for opportunities to be handed to them. Mika doesn't know a single successful man who operates that way — and says the path forward is to make relationships, put yourself out there, and accept that failure is data.
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