sphinxx Survey of Working Women - October 2009

SPHINXX SURVEY RESULTS IN FULL

Survey took place first week October and polled over 200 working women.

Are you satisfied with your level of career achievement to date?
69.2per cent
no 30.8per cent.

Which of the following best describes your level in your workplace?
SheEO 11.8per cent
Top Management 21.2per cent
Middle Management 27.1per cent
Lower Management 18.2per cent
Support 10.0per cent
Other (please specify) 11.8per cent

Are you satisfied with your current level of remuneration?
yes 44.7per cent
no 55.3per cent

Would you be willing to sacrifice any of the following to get ahead in your career?
Yes, time at home 33.1per cent
Yes,work life balance 22.3per cent
Yes,relationships 5.4per cent
Yes,remuneration 19.9per cent
Yes, parenting 9.6per cent
No, none of the above 45.2per cent

Do you feel that you have sacrificed any of the following to get ahead?
time at home 61.8per cent
work life balance 61.2per cent
relationships 37.1per cent
remuneration 31.2per cent
parenting 34.1per cent
none of the above 11.2per cent

Do you think you are overly hard on yourself in terms of your career or personal expectations?
yes, career expectations 10.8per cent
yes, personal expectations 16.2per cent
yes, both career and personal 55.7per cent
no, neither 19.8per cent

Have you ever turned down an offer of a promotion for the following reasons?
lack of confidence in your ability 27.1per cent
lacked the skills or competence to perform the role 14.4per cent
work-life balance 28.0per cent
family commitments 33.1per cent
no interest in taking on additional responsibilities 16.9per cent
Other (please specify) 24.6per cent

Have you made a decision not to further your career past a certain point?
yes 34.5per cent
no 65.5per cent

Do you feel that you’ve ever been overlooked for a promotion because you are a woman?
yes 44.1per cent
no 55.9per cent

Do you aspire to a top level management role?
yes 60.6per cent
no 39.4per cent

Do you care about pay equity (between male and female employees)?
yes 94.0per cent
no 6.0per cent

Do you feel that your level of remuneration is impacted by being a woman?
yes 46.2per cent
no 37.3per cent
don't know 16.6per cent

Do you support the use of quotas or targets to improve gender diversity on boards and in executive roles?
yes, quotas 10.1per cent
yes, targets 26.8per cent
yes, both quotas and targets 36.9per cent
neither quotas nor targets 26.2per cent

Would you describe yourself as ambitious?
yes 78.2per cent
no 12.9per cent
don't know 8.8per cent

Which of these statements best defines the term "ambitious" in your opinion?
someone who has a clear vision of what they want to achieve 43.8per cent
someone who is highly focused on their career or life goals 47.9per cent
someone who is prepared to do anything to get to where they want to go 4.7per cent
someone who puts their own interests ahead of others to realise their goals 3.6per cent

ENDS

Media Contact only : Sophie Cross – sophie@prchicks.com.au; phone 0421 996810
Sphinxx contact: Jen Dalitz –  mail@sphinxx.com.au