We surveyed over 3,000 women on gender inequality and found out these things
Gender inequality is more than just unequal pay for equal work
By Her World Team -
A few months ago, Her World partnered with market research firm Milieu Insight to find out more about the other types of discrimination female employees face at work. These are the findings from the survey, which had 3,000 respondents and where:
59 per cent were between the ages of 25 and 39
12 per cent were between the ages of 40 and 49
33 per cent were married
32 per cent were not married, but in a relationship
15 per cent have been victims
14 per cent have been witnesses
27 per cent of victims didn't do anything about it
For victims or witnesses who reported the incident, things remained the same 50% of the time.
76 per cent between the ages of 20 and 29 agreed to a certain extent that they exist
80 per cent between the ages of 30 and 39 agreed to a certain extent that they exist
82 per cent between the ages of 20 and 39 said that women are usually delegated “housekeeping chores” in the office
41 per cent of working mothers between the ages of 20 and 29 were made to feel like they weren’t contributing enough to the workplace
47 per cent of working mothers between the ages of 30 and 39 were made to feel like they weren’t contributing enough to the workplace
64 per cent in managerial roles gave up career opportunities for their family
61 per cent in senior roles gave up career opportunities for their family
72 per cent in a top management roles gave up career opportunities for their family
25 per cent of women have been asked about them by a recruiter or potential employer
19 per cent of those asked did not disclose them, despite having such plans