HR firm Randstad recently conducted a survey of approximately 400 Australian workers and found that only 40% of the male respondents say their employers, when looking for new managers, take into account the current number of men and women in higher management positions, compared to 25% of female respondents. Randstad chief executive Fred van der Tang says it is concerning that only a quarter of women recognise their employer’s efforts to address gender imbalance.
28% of survey respondents say even when there are equally suitable candidates, their employer tends to choose a man, regardless of the current male to female ratio; while more than a third say they would prefer to have a man as their manager, compared to only 20% who say they prefer to have a woman in charge.
And while 44% of females say they prefer to work with men, only 23% of females say they prefer to work with their own gender.
Thanks to Carol Schwartz for sharing this research link.
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