Psychological safety isn’t experienced equally by men and women in the same workplace. The same environment that feels safe to one group can feel risky to another. The 2026 Accountability & Culture Reality Check measured this directly. “I feel safe to speak up”: Males: 78.2% Females: 67.2% Gap: 11 percentage points When only 67.2% of women feel safe speaking up, compared to 78.2% of men, organizations lose critical intelligence that only women possess. Women often