Is there a gender training gap

As more companies look to advance women to management-level roles, a few are beginning to examine why the discrepancy exists in the first place. Only 5% of the Fortune 500 are led by women a stunning statistic in today's diversity-oriented market. Is unbalanced access to training to blame? A recent survey from D2L focused on both access to and perceptions of corporate training. Overall, worker responses in the survey suggest women are less aware of opportunities for training and less satisfied with the opportunities that exist within their company. On average, 56% of the men surveyed said their company offered skills training, compared to only 42% of women, and 73% of men versus 55% of women were satisfied with what their company had to offer. When broken down by categories, such as access to online platforms or workplace L&D training, the imbalance continues. Men consistently had more access to training for technical skills and soft skills, including adaptability, problem solving and communication in comparison to women.