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Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?

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Q: Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?

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Gender

Male

88% No

Female

60% No

Ethnicity

% who responded "no"

78% of Caucasian employees selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only 65% of Native American employees chose "No".

78%

Caucasian

77%

Asian or Pacific Islander

75%

Other

71%

Hispanic or Latino

68%

African American/Black

65%

Native American

Department

% who responded "no"

82% of employees in the Engineering department selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only 63% of employees in the Communications department chose "No".

Engineering 82%

IT 82%

Executive 80%

Operations 76%

Sales 76%

Product 74%

Admin 74%

Business Development 74%

Customer Support 74%

HR 74%

Legal 71%

Finance 70%

Design 67%

Marketing 65%

Communications 63%

Age

% who responded "no"

80% of employees aged 41-45 selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only 68% of employees aged 18-25 chose "No".

Education

% who responded "no"

76% of employees with a Bachelor's education level selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only 72% of employees with a Associate's education level chose "No".

Experience

% who responded "no"

79% of employees at their company Over 10 Years selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only 71% of Entry Level employees at their company chose "No".

Entry Level

1 to 3 Years

3 to 6 Years

6 to 10 Years

Over 10 Years

Location

% who responded "no"

100% of employees in Riverside, CA selected "No" when asked "Do you feel that you've been held back in your career because of your gender?", while only 67% of employees in Tampa, FL chose "No".

Riverside, CA 100%

Minneapolis 85%

San Francisco 79%

Boston 79%

Washington, DC 78%

San Diego 78%

Denver 77%

Chicago 77%

Dallas 77%

Houston 77%

Phoenix 77%

New York 76%

Seattle 76%

Los Angeles 73%

Atlanta 71%

Fort Lauderdale, FL 71%

Tampa, FL 67%

Gender & Department

% who responded "no"

93% of Male 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 44% of Female employees in the IT department chose "No".

Admin

Male 73%

Female 74%

Business Development

Male 87%

Female 51%

Communications

Male 80%

Female 53%

Customer Support

Male 82%

Female 70%

Design

Male 82%

Female 56%

Engineering

Male 91%

Female 45%

Executive

Male 90%

Female 56%

Finance

Male 85%

Female 57%

Male 84%

Female 69%

Male 93%

Female 44%

Legal

Male 87%

Female 63%

Marketing

Male 82%

Female 52%

Operations

Male 88%

Female 59%

Product

Male 89%

Female 52%

Sales

Male 84%

Female 69%

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