How Overwork Culture Pushes Women Out of Leadership

Lucas and Luna explore the hidden way overwork culture disproportionately drives women away from leadership tracks. They anchor on a 2025 McKinsey survey of 2,400 managers showing that women in senior roles spend 40 percent more time on DEI and mentoring tasks than men, with zero career credit. The episode traces how this 'office housework' stacks onto performance expectations, why it's rarely flagged in annual reviews, and what one Fortune 500 company did when it tracked billable hours by gender. Lucas cites a specific case from a mid-2026 report on professional services firms where women logged 15 percent more non-billable internal work than men. Luna pushes back on whether the fix is individual assertiveness or structural redesign. They land on the quiet cost: women who stop doing the extra work are labeled less committed, so many quietly exit for roles outside corporations. #OverworkCulture #WomenInLeadership #OfficeHousework #GenderBias #CareerGap #DEIWork #MentoringTax #WorkingWomen #CareerAdvancement #InvisibleWork #PerformanceReviews #GenderEquity #WorkplaceCulture #WomenAtWork #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Leadership Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo