The latest "Today's Professional Woman Report" from LinkedIn + Citi looks at the people who’ve shaped our careers, what we want from our lives and how we work toward our goals. The Today's Professional Woman Report was inspired by the conversations in Connect: Professional Women’s Network, an online community with more than 370,000 members. You can read the full report here: http://bit.ly/1pUgVii. Connect is a free LinkedIn group powered by Citi that features videos interviews with influential businesswomen, live Q&As with experts, and slideshows with career advice. To join the conversations in the largest women's group on LinkedIn, visit http://www.linkedin.com/womenconnect.

1. DO CHILDHOOD
DREAMS
REALLY
COME
TRUE?
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2. The latest TODAY’S
PROFESSIONAL WOMAN REPORT
from LinkedIn + Citi looks at
the people who’ve shaped
our careers, what we want
from our lives and how
we work toward our goals.

3. DO YOU
REMEMBER
WHAT YOU
WANTED
TO BE
WHEN
YOU
GREW
UP?

4. an astronaut?

5. a marine
biologist?

6. a superhero?

7. a dancer?

8. an explorer?

9. It turns out,
the people
most likely
to have
followed their
childhood
dreams
now work in
the medical,
high-tech and
legal fields.

10. And when it comes to
fulfilling childhood
dreams, men are more
likely than women to
have the career they
wanted growing up.

11. Women in STEM has been a hot topic recently, but the
percentage of women who dreamed of working in
technology has stayed the same from one generation to
the next - a tiny 2%.

12. “I have been in technology for 25 years. I was hired by a woman
who became my mentor, and I have hired as many women as
possible so they could have the same opportunity. Confidence
is key. Be strong, passionate and self-educate.”
WENDY PETTY, Vice President of Distribution and Member Partners

13. SO WHO
INFLUENCED
OUR CAREER
PATHS?

14. For women, it varies by generation:
MILLENNIALS: Mom GEN X: Dad
BABY BOOMERS: Teacher, Coach or Counselor

15. Men, regardless
of their generation,
said their father
had the biggest
role in shaping
their careers.

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Connect: Professional Women’s Network, Powered by Citi, is an
online community with more than 370,000 members on LinkedIn
that helps women achieve the careers they want and discuss the
issues relevant to their success. Visit linkedin.com/womenconnect
for more information and to join the group!
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LinkedIn + Citi’s Today’s Professional Women’s Report is inspired
by the the conversations in Connect. Read the full report here.
To learn more about the report, contact:
[Edelman] Shaina Lamb: 212-704-8281
shaina.lamb@edelman.com
[Citi] Andrew Brent: 212-559-1299
Andrew.brent@citi.com

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