Women Are Now Leaning Out in the Workplace, Sheryl Sandberg Says (2)

After years spent leaning in to get ahead at work, professional women are leaning out.

Women are less interested than men in getting promoted to the next level, reversing a decade-long trend, according to a new study released Tuesday by advocacy group LeanIn.org and consultant McKinsey & Co. Some 69% of entry-level women, 82% of mid-career, and 84% of senior female executives reported a desire to move up.

That compared to 80%, 86% and 92% of men at those same career points — the first such gap seen in the 11-year-old Women in the Workplace survey. In years past, women matched men in their ...