CAREER PATHWAY SURVEY

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1 = Strongly Agree
2 = Moderately Agree
3 = Slightly Agree
4 = Uncertain
5 = Slightly Disagree
6 = Moderately Disagree
7 = Strongly Disagree
1. Women face no barriers to promotions in most organisations. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2. Women prefer a balanced life more than gaining highly paid careers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3. It’s a strong disincentive when other women are badly hurt trying to gain leadership positions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4. Talented women are able to overcome sexist discrimination. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5. Smart women avoid careers that involve intense competition with colleagues. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6. Women usually struggle to be selected as team leaders. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7. Women who have a strong commitment to their careers can go right to the top. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8. Jealousy from co-workers prevents women from seeking promotions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
9. Women and men have to overcome the same problems at the workplace. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
10. Even women with many skills and qualifications fail to be recognised for promotions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
11. Women leaders are seldom given full credit for their successes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
12. Women have the same desire for power as men do. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
13. Women have reached the top in all areas of business and politics. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
14. Women commonly reject career advancement as they are keener to maintain a role raising children. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
15. Women in senior positions face frequent putdowns of being too soft or too hard. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
16. The support of a mentor greatly increases the success of a woman in any organisation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
17. Unfair preferential treatment is given to both women and men. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
18. If women achieve promotions they might be accused of offering sexual favours. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
19. Women enthusiastically develop social networks to enhance their careers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
20. Women are more likely to be hurt than men when they take the big risks necessary for corporate success. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
21. A supportive spouse/partner or close friend makes it easier for a woman to achieve success in her career. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
22. Discrimination against women is a major problem only in non-Western countries. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
23. Motherhood is more important to most women than career advancement. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
24. Daughters of successful mothers are inspired to overcome sexist hurdles. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
25. The low proportion of women leaders is normal compared to the rest of the animal kingdom. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
26. Women leaders suffer more emotional pain than men when there is a crisis within their teams. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
27. Government regulations cannot ensure women have equal job opportunities with men. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
28. Women reject the need to work incredibly long hours. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
29. Women with high goals are not likely to achieve their work ambitions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
30. Women starting careers today will face sexist barriers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
31. Women believe they have to make too many compromises to gain highly paid positions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
32. Successful organisations seek and want to retain talented female staff. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
33. Higher education qualifications will help women overcome discrimination. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
34. Even very successful women can quickly lose their confidence. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
35. Women know that work does not provide the best source of happiness in life. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
36. Women executives are very uncomfortable when they have to criticise members of their teams. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
37. Being in the limelight creates many problems for women. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
38. The more women seek senior positions, the easier it will be for those who follow. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
39. It will take decades for women to reach equality with men in high level management positions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
40. When women are given opportunities to lead they do effective jobs. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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