LONDON (Staff Report) – Nearly nine in 10 women believe
their gender is a barrier to progressing their careers.
The study of 2,000 women quizzed them on examples of sexism
they had experienced personally at work – with making tea and enduring sexual
innuendos topping the list.
The survey found 17 per cent of women believed they had been
passed over for promotion solely because of their gender, with more than
one-third saying it was unfairly assumed that their work was less taxing than
men’s.
24 per cent said it was harder to get recognition for their
achievements as they tended to be more reserved than their male counterparts,
and one-fifth said they felt men could get away with comparatively more
slacking off in the office.
The survey found the following results:
1.Being expected to make the tea – 43 per cent
Enduring sexual innuendos – 38 per cent
Having appearance/clothing commented on – 33 per cent
Being accused of being pre-menstrual/menstrual – 29 per cent
Being presumed less competent than male colleagues – 27 per
cent
Been joked about in a sexist way – 24 per cent
Being paid less than male colleagues for the same job – 19
per cent
Being presumed to be more junior than they are – 18 per cent
Being spoken over/patronised in meetings – 18 per cent
Being expected to keep the office tidy – 17 per cent
The issue of women’s rights has been a hot topic of debate
in recent weeks.
New Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was attacked over the lack
of female appointments to prominent roles in his shadow cabinet; actress Helen
Mirren spoke out about her dislike of men placing their arms around women,
saying she felt it denoted ownership; while barrister Charlotte Proudman
attracted widespread praise and criticism for publishing a private LinkedIn
message from a male lawyer who had told her she looked “stunning” in her
profile photo.
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