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Gender Equality at Amazon
Learn more about gender equality at Amazon based on feedback from 250 employees. Based on current Amazon employees, 90% of men and 58% of women responded “No.” Additionally, employees who have some college or have Entry Level work experience answered “No” the most. Lastly, 88% of employees in Marketing answered “No” to whether they feel like their gender held them back in their career at Amazon, while only 25% of employees in HR provided the same answer.
Q: Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?
Answered by 250 Amazon employees
Gender
Male
90% No
Female
58% No
Ethnicity
% who responded "no"
% of Native American Amazon employees selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only % of Other Amazon employees chose "No".
100%
Native American
83%
Asian or Pacific Islander
78%
Caucasian
78%
African American/Black
73%
Hispanic or Latino
69%
Other
Department
% who responded "no"
% of Amazon employees in the Marketing department selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only % of Amazon employees in the HR department chose "No".
Age
% who responded "no"
% of Amazon employees aged 26-30 selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only % of Amazon employees aged 61-65 chose "No".
Education
% who responded "no"
% of Amazon employees with Some college selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only % of Amazon employees with a Doctoral or professional education level chose "No".
Experience
% who responded "no"
% of Entry Level Amazon employees selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only % of Amazon employees with 6 to 10 Years chose "No".
Location
% who responded "no"
% of Amazon employees in Denver selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only % of Amazon employees in Dalton, GA chose "No".
Gender & Department
% who responded "no"
% of Male Amazon employees in the IT department selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only % of Female Amazon employees in the IT department chose "No".
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