Women In Executive Search - Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

The executive search industry plays a critical role in shaping leadership across organizations, yet the experiences of women within the profession remain underexplored. 


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This paper examines the dynamics shaping women’s careers in search; career progression, leadership, workplace culture, and gender equity - drawing on insights from senior professionals across the industry, including Kelli Vukelic (former CEO of N2Growth), Wendy Martin (Partner & Head of Talent at Maven Search), and Hypatia Kingsley (Head of Americas at Leathwaite, former Partner at Spencer Stuart). By highlighting challenges, strategies for success, and emerging opportunities, this paper seeks to contribute to a more inclusive conversation about women in executive search.

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Women In Executive Search: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

What's inside:

  • Experience and insights from women leading in Executive Search: Kelli Vukelic, formerly of N2 Growth, Wendy Martin at Maven Search, and Hypatia Kingsley at Leathwaite.

  • Emerging trends and future opportunities for Executive Search's women in leadership.

  • Exploratory narrative on the "Double Burden of Expectations".

  • Leadership and representation for women in industry.

  • How culture and organizational dynamics transform retention.

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