Half of women say having kids holds people back in their careers. About the same percentage feel the same way about simply being female.
Forty-seven percent of women say they feel their gender has held them back in their careers, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably. More than 18,000 people, predominantly in the tech industry, were surveyed.
The rate among women is double that of men
While nearly half of all women feel that gender has held them back in their careers, only a fifth of men feel the same.
Women in IT have highest rates of feeling gender has held them back.
Sixty-five percent of women in IT say their gender has held them back in their career, the highest of any department in the technology industry.
Minorities feel this way most.
African Americans have the highest rates of saying they feel their gender has held them back (37%). Caucasians and Asians/Pacific Islanders have the lowest (30%). Note: Figures are for women and men combined.
Older workers see gender as less of a barrier.
The rate of workers who see age as having held them back declines with age. Thirty-six percent of 18 to 25-year-olds feel gender has held them back, the highest of any age group; the rate declines from there, hitting a low 28% among 41 to 45-year-olds. Note: Figures are for women and men combined.
All figures are as of March 1.
