• Want to Close the Gender Gap? Start Here | Kweilin Ellingrud

  • Apr 21 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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Want to Close the Gender Gap? Start Here | Kweilin Ellingrud

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  • Kweilin Ellingrud, McKinsey’s Global Chief of Diversity and Inclusion, joins us to discuss The Broken Rung—the missed first promotion that derails many women's careers before they even begin. She shares how to build “experience capital,” why soft skills matter more than we think, and how the right first moves can lead to long-term equity and empowerment. With practical advice for women and leaders alike, this episode is a call to action to fix the ladder from the bottom up.

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    [0:00] Intro and Speed Round with Kweilin Ellingrud

    [5:39] What is the “Broken Rung”?

    [12:00] Strategies for Overcoming the Broken Rung

    [20:36] Building Skills to Future-Proof Careers

    [30:39] Addressing Biases and Cognitive Biases

    [35:47] Personal Health and Financial Well-being

    [41:10] Desert Island Music

    [43:19] Grooving Session - Networking, Bias, and Building Experience Capital

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    The Broken Rung - by Kweilin Ellingrud, Lareina Yee, and Mareia del Mar Martinez

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