I’m feeling a bit sheepish about writing yet another dissection on why women lag behind men in their careers. Often, I think the problem has been overanalyzed and that I’m just adding to the stockpile of laments. So many women’s voices on the subject — no wonder the exercise feels insular. But where’s the input from men?

According to gender consultant Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, men — particularly those in power — might be more enlightened than women think. The catch is that these men are seldom enlisted for the cause. Here’s how she describes her findings in the Harvard Business Review blog: