March is Women's History Month, but we believe that learning about and supporting women's roles should be a year-round endeavor.
As such, we put together a list of the 10 best reads from this month that educate and inform readers about how to uplift women in the workforce.
#1. Lean In’s Women in the Workplace 2024: The 10th Anniversary Report
The latest Women in the Workplace report finds that while women's representation in senior leadership has increased, progress is slow. At the current rate, gender parity in corporate America will take 22 years for white women and almost 50 years for women of color.
#2. Women’s History Month 2025: Women in Leadership
This MIT article spotlights women who challenged workplace discrimination, led countries, and pioneered diverse business models.
#3. Stories to Honor Women’s History Month
In their recent article, Story Corps shares the stories of “women who have loved hard, worked hard, and broken down barriers.”
#4. Ten Ways to Empower Women in the Workplace
Career Group Companies, a women-owned business, shares ten ways we can champion equal employment opportunities and eradicate bias and discrimination in our workplaces and personal lives.
#5. What Women Want—And Why You Want Women—In the Workplace
A study by the Center for Creative Leadership revealed new insights on women's desires in the workplace and why organizations should strive to meet them. The report also provides actionable steps for organizations and leaders to recruit, retain, and promote women, as well as assist them in achieving their career goals.
#6. 12 Business Grants for Black Women
This article outlines some of the best business grants available for Black women looking to start or grow their businesses. It also includes key details about eligibility criteria, application deadlines, and grant amounts.
#7. Rethink Job Design to Attract and Retain Women
Gallup's article, "Rethink Job Design to Attract and Retain Women," synthesized findings from multiple recent surveys to examine the complexities of women's employment preferences and offer organizational strategies for attracting and retaining female talent in today's dynamic workplace.
#8. The Countries Where the Most Women Work in 2025
The International Labour Organization's 2025 estimates were used by Visual Capitalist to illustrate the percentage of working-age women (15–64) who are employed or looking for work in each country, also known as the labor force participation rate. This data helps to answer important questions such as where women work the most and what this can tell us about a country.
#9. The Best Places to Be a Working Woman in 2025
The Economist releases a yearly "glass-ceiling index" around International Women's Day (March 8th) to compare women's work experiences across the 29 countries in the OECD. The index looks at ten factors, such as the number of women working, their pay, parental leave policies, and women's representation in politics.
The charts provided show how each country performed on these measures in 2024.
#10. What the Great Breakup Tells Us about Female Leadership
In her article published at SSR, Strategic People Operations and Training Specialist Ali Felman inquired about the current work environment factors that are causing a female exodus. She also explored how companies can counteract this "great breakup" while fostering retention and growth among their female employees.
That’s it!
We hope you’ve found the list helpful.
If you’ve come across something unique lately, know of a writer whose story deserves to be told, or have something special you’d like to share, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our editor. We would love to hear from you!
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