- Majority of women receiving promotions in the past two years negotiated for the position
- 45% believe diversity status is a barrier to career progression
A recent PWC report has revealed that women are confident, ambitious and ready for work, but many don’t trust what their employers are telling them about career development and promotion—or what helps or hurts their career.
45% of respondents reported that they believed an employees’ diversity status (gender, ethnicity, age, sexual preference) can be a barrier to career progression and only 51% of respondents agreed that employers are doing enough to progress gender diversity.
To improve career development opportunities, women identified greater transparency (58%) as the most critical step employers can take. This means offering staff a clear understanding of the expectations on both sides of the employment equation, including information about career progression and success, and open conversations with employees on where they stand and what is expected of them to advance.
Bob Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC commented, “Leaders should focus on creating an environment where women can have open conversations and where there is clarity on what it takes to progress. This will benefit everyone and will lead to better results overall.”
Interestingly, the research also suggested that women are becoming more active in pursuing their own career goals. Of the 41% of women who had been promoted in the past two years, 63% negotiated for a promotion. And of the 53% and 52% of women who had been given a high visibility project or stretch assignment in the past two years, 91% and 86% had negotiated for these opportunities.
Paul Arkwright
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