According to a recent survey, women in Canada are becoming more pessimistic about gender equality in the workplace, with the majority feeling the pace of change is slow despite being more aware and still aren’t offered the same opportunities as men, according to a recent survey.
Human resources consulting firm Randstad Canada surveyed more than 1,000 working Canadian women from a variety of backgrounds to better understand women’s perceptions of equality in the workplace and the barriers that remain to be overcome. via.
Sixty-three percent of respondents said their employers told them they had the same opportunities as men but felt this was not really the case.
Carolyn Levy, the company’s president of technology and chief diversity officer, told CTV News Channel on Saturday: “Employers are underperforming when it comes to diversity and inclusion in the eyes of employees. their female member. “A strong summary for this is that young women, mothers and women of color don’t believe they have the same opportunities as previous generations of women.”
That particular group of women especially felt left out, as the survey also found that 32% of women said they believe there has been no progress on gender equality, a feeling particularly common among women. children, mothers and women of color.
“There’s a lot of female movement that we see. But the reality is [progress] Levy said.
Two-thirds of women said they had witnessed or suffered unconscious bias, including violations, fewer opportunities for advancement, lack of flexibility and less pay for equal work.
Sixty-eight percent of women said they plan to stay at their company, but only half said they felt motivated to get a promotion. 47% of women under 25 said they had to work harder and do better than men to be recognized.
For promotions, 63% of women of color and 46% of women in general said they felt they were being surpassed to advance in their company. Two-thirds of women said they felt recognized for their skills and contributions, but only 47% said they felt promotion was given to the most competent.
“It’s still not enough of what has done for women as independents,” Levy said. “If we did, we certainly wouldn’t be where we are.”
Additionally, the COVD-19 pandemic has had a major impact on working women, she said, including 1.5 million women leaving the workforce early in the crisis. Women have had time to think about work-life balance, which has changed attitudes towards a more flexible working environment.
“For women, I was thinking, is it really worth going back to the conditions I was in? “The biggest demand that women have is that they are getting flexibility in paid leave, paid sick leave, to care for their family, and empathy from leaders and in the culture. chemical.”
She also offers advice to parties that may be interested in closing the gender equality gap.
“Look closely at your policies, take a closer look at your engagement strategies with women, really think about family arrangements like it’s not a business. It’s about families and how they operate at home. What is that support there for women to return to the workforce?” Levy said. “We then need the government to step up on this from a policy perspective as well to help us implement this inclusive stance for women.”
