Judith Parsons, Lee Waller
March 8, 2025
The theme of International Women’s Day 2025 is #AccelerateAction. But why is the progress still so slow?
Progress for women in leadership has been incremental at best. Despite years of modest target-setting, women still hold only 29% of C-suite roles, and the gap appears early – for every 100 men promoted to a managerial role, only 89 women move up. For women of color, the numbers are even lower.
Change isn’t just about setting out policies and targets – it's about culture, leadership, and taking practical action to support women.
In this discussion, Judith Parsons and Lee Waller, members of faculty at Hult International Business School, explore why progress in organizational life is still so slow, and the importance of taking practical steps to move beyond words.
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Judith Parsons
Professor of Practice in Leadership and Management at Hult International Business School
Judith works with a wide variety of clients to design and deliver innovative and impactful leadership and change interventions.
Much of her work is focused on enabling accelerated transition to senior leadership roles. As a faculty member and researcher, she is working at the forefront of thinking about leadership growth and how leaders develop the mental models and skills that are essential for success at senior levels in organizations.
Within this field she also has a particular interest in women’s leadership and works as an advisor and developer with clients seeking to advance women’s career development and prominence within the organization.
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Lee Waller
Professor of Occupational Psychology at Hult International Business School
Lee specializes in helping leaders to develop a team and organizational climate that will maximize engagement and performance through fostering a culture of belonging, inclusion and psychological safety.
She works with leaders to develop their individual self-awareness and intrapersonal skills, supporting leaders to become the best of themselves at work by developing an awareness of their strengths and their individual leadership style. She also works on range of leadership skills including inclusive leadership, influencing, coaching, and DEIB.
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