This statistic shows the results of a 2013 survey among American men and women regarding discrimination in the workplace because of their gender. 15 percent of female respondents stated they have felt that they were passed over for a promotion or denied an opportunity at work because of their gender.
Have you ever felt you were passed over for a promotion or opportunity at work because of your gender, or not?
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Gallup. (August 16, 2013). Have you ever felt you were passed over for a promotion or opportunity at work because of your gender, or not? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272061/survey-on-gender-discrimination-at-work-in-the-us-by-gender/
Gallup. "Have you ever felt you were passed over for a promotion or opportunity at work because of your gender, or not?." Chart. August 16, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272061/survey-on-gender-discrimination-at-work-in-the-us-by-gender/
Gallup. (2013). Have you ever felt you were passed over for a promotion or opportunity at work because of your gender, or not?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272061/survey-on-gender-discrimination-at-work-in-the-us-by-gender/
Gallup. "Have You Ever Felt You Were Passed over for a Promotion or Opportunity at Work Because of Your Gender, or Not?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272061/survey-on-gender-discrimination-at-work-in-the-us-by-gender/
Gallup, Have you ever felt you were passed over for a promotion or opportunity at work because of your gender, or not? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272061/survey-on-gender-discrimination-at-work-in-the-us-by-gender/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Have you ever felt you were passed over for a promotion or opportunity at work because of your gender, or not? [Graph], Gallup, August 16, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272061/survey-on-gender-discrimination-at-work-in-the-us-by-gender/