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Key findings from Women in Leadership 2018 Kim Parker Director, Social Trends Research Colloquium on Global Diversity February 22, 2019 1

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About the survey Nationally representative web survey using American Trends Panel. The survey was conducted online June 19 - July 2, 2018 among 4,587 adults. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 2.4 percentage points. 3 February 22, 2019

Vi Views s on the state ate of gender der an and leader ershi ship p and obstacl cles es fo for women 4 February 22, 2019

Percent saying there are too few women in top executive business positions All adults 59 Men 48 Women 70 Rep/Lean Rep 38 Dem/Lean Dem 77 Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 5 February 22, 2019

Percent saying it is generally easier for men to get top executive positions in business All adults 67 Men 61 Women 74 Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 6 February 22, 2019

Percent saying it is generally easier for men to get top executive positions in business, by gender and age Men Women 60 Ages 18-34 80 61 35-49 78 56 50-64 64 67 65+ 73 Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 7 February 22, 2019

Percent saying that, as more women move into management roles … Men will continue to hold It is only a matter of more top executive time before there are positions in the future as many women as men All adults 46 53 Men 40 59 Women 52 47 Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 8 February 22, 2019

Obstacles for women in business % saying each is a ___ why there aren’t more women in top executive business positions Major reason Minor reason Not a reason Women have to do more to prove 60 24 15 themselves than men Women in business face gender 54 31 15 discrimination Many businesses are not ready to 47 33 19 hire women for top positions Family responsibilities make it harder 44 40 15 for women to move up Women aren't encouraged to be 43 35 22 leaders from an early age Sexual harassment makes it harder 42 38 19 for women to succeed Women are held to higher standards 34 30 35 than men Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 9 February 22, 2019

Obstacles for women in business – second tier % saying each is a ___ why there aren’t more women in top executive business positions Major reason Minor reason Not a reason Women don't have access to the 27 32 41 same kinds of networks as men Fewer opportunities to interact 24 41 35 with senior people outside of work Women are less likely to ask for 24 40 36 promotions and raises Not as many women are 17 39 43 interested in these positions Women don't do as good of a job 14 33 52 selling their accomplishments Women aren't tough enough 10 23 67 for business Women don't make as good 9 19 72 managers as men Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 10 February 22, 2019

Obstacles for women in business, by gender % of men and women saying each is a major reason why there aren’t more women in top executive business positions Women Men Women have to do more to prove themselves 45 74 than men 44 62 Women in business face gender discrimination Many businesses are not ready to hire women for 42 52 top positions Family responsibilities make it harder for women 42 47 to move up Women aren't encouraged to be leaders from an 40 47 early age Sexual harassment makes it harder for women to 33 50 succeed 27 41 Women are held to higher standards than men 0 80 Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 11 February 22, 2019

Vi Views s on lead ader ersh ship ip trai aits ts an and competenc encies ies and how ow they y inte tersect ect with gender der 12 February 22, 2019

Percent saying that when it comes to the leadership styles of people in top positions in business and politics … Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 13 February 22, 2019

Percent saying women/men in top executive business positions are better at … Women are better Men are better No difference Being compassionate 59 4 37 and empathetic Creating a safe and 5 43 52 respectful workplace Valuing people from different 35 3 62 backgrounds Working out compromises 42 11 46 Being honest 30 3 67 and ethical Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 14 February 22, 2019

Percent saying women/men in top executive business positions are better at … No difference Women are better Men are better Considering the societal 33 8 58 impact of business decisions 33 9 56 Mentoring young employees Providing fair pay and 28 5 66 benefits Standing up for what they 32 10 56 believe in Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. February 22, 2019 15

Percent saying women/men in top executive business positions are better at … Women are better Men are better No difference Working well under 14 22 64 pressure 9 28 61 Negotiating profitable deals 8 41 49 Being willing to take risks Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. February 22, 2019 16

Percent saying women/men would do a better job running each of the following types of companies Women are better Men are better No difference 31 62 6 Major retail chain Major hospital 19 8 72 Large bank or financial 13 14 72 institution Major technology company 10 19 70 Large oil or gas company 8 35 57 Professional sports team 2 45 52 Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. February 22, 2019 17

Percent saying each of the following mostly helps a man’s/woman’s chances of getting a top executive business position Helps men 73 Being assertive 53 Helps women Helps men 74 Being decisive Helps women 63 Helps men 71 Being ambitious Helps women 54 Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 18 February 22, 2019

Percent saying each of the following mostly helps a man’s/woman’s chances of getting a top executive business position Helps men 60 Being approachable Helps women 58 54 Helps men Being physically attractive 69 Helps women Helps men 29 Being compassionate Helps women 35 8 Helps men Showing emotions Helps women 10 Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 19 February 22, 2019

Majorities say having more women in top leadership positions in business and government would do ___ to improve the quality of life for … A lot Some Not much Nothing at all NET 77 Women 36 41 14 8 69 All Americans 29 40 21 10 57 Men 18 39 28 14 Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018. 20 February 22, 2019

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