Larger Gap In Perception Between Male and Female Tech Workers Than All Workers Overall When It Comes to Recognizing an Issue at Their Own Workplace
Seattle – March 10, 2016 – PayScale, Inc., the world’s leading provider of on-demand compensation data and software, today announced the release of new data that assesses male and female perspectives on gender equity in the workplace when it comes to equal opportunities. The data will be presented as part of a panel discussion at SXSW Interactive titled “How to Diversify Tech and Hack Our Unconscious Bias” in Austin, Texas this Sunday March 13 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time.“This new study confirms the anecdotal data that women have talked about for ages: that women in male-dominated industries face a different reality than their male counterparts and deal with a series of subtle frustrations that add up over time,” said Aubrey Bach, Senior Manager, PayScale.PayScale compiled this new data set by presenting 140,000 people who took their online employee survey between late December and early March at PayScale.com with two statements and asked them how much they agreed or disagreed with each statement:“In MOST workplaces, men and women have equal opportunities.”Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agree nor DisagreeDisagreeStrongly Disagree“In MY workplace, men and women have equal opportunities.”Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agree nor DisagreeDisagreeStrongly DisagreePayScale then analyzed the numbers by gender, and by gender and tech workers vs. non-tech workers.The results highlighted the following:OVERALL67% of male workers say men and women have equal opportunities in MOST workplaces38% of female workers say men and women have equal opportunities in MOST workplaces75% of male workers say men and women have equal opportunities at THEIR workplace51% of female workers say men and women have equal opportunities at THEIR workplaceTECH WORKERS66% of male tech workers say men and women have equal opportunities in MOST workplaces30% of female tech workers say men and women have equal opportunities in MOST workplaces80% of male tech workers say men and women have equal opportunities at THEIR workplace44% of female tech workers say men and women have equal opportunities at THEIR workplace“If this data highlights anything, it is that men need to step up to the plate,” said Matt Wallaert, behavioral scientist and creator of GetRaised.com. “We benefit from the system of inequity, we hold a position of privilege, and far too many of us are blind to the fact that this is a problem that occurs within our sphere of control. Only 25 percent believe it is a problem in their workplace? That’s a devastating finding. This isn’t some vague social problem: every man, in every workplace, has the power to make that workplace more equitable. The women are leaning in: it is our turn to do the hard work of change.”Adds Liz Morgan, Recruiting Lead, Diversity and Engineering Leadership for Linkedin: “This data should be the tipping point to make employers finally realize the importance of providing women the same professional support and opportunities that men receive throughout their careers, especially in highly competitive fields like tech.”The SXSW Interactive panelists for “How to Diversify Tech and Hack Our Unconscious Bias” include:Aubrey BachSENIOR MANAGERPayScaleMatt WallaertBEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST, CREATOR OF GETRAISED.COMGetRaised.comLisa LeeSENIOR DIVERSITY MANAGERPandoraLiz MorganRECRUITING LEAD – DIVERSITY & ENGINEERING LEADERSHIPLinkedIn
