80% think women are treated better in Ireland now compared to previous generations and 66% agree that women should do more to support other women.

 

37% of women experienced sexism in the workplace and 27% have experienced ageism in the workplace.

 

 

With International Women’s Day coming up on the 8^th of March, iReach has surveyed adults in Ireland on opinions on gender equality, equality in the workplace and in politics. The nationwide survey ran between 21^st and 28^th of January and received over 1,000 responses from adults on a nationally representative basis by Age, Gender and Region.

 

 

·       40% of all adults are happy with the proportion of women on the management team in their company and 38% feel that salary levels are balanced in their company, compared to the 32% of women who believe this.

 

·       25% of women feel that having children has affected their career path and 25% agree that in order to succeed in the workplace, women most act more like men and this is compared to the 70% of women who agree with this.

 

·       Nearly half (49%) support gender quotas at senior levels across companies and organisations with 57% of women supporting gender quotas.

 

·       70% of respondents think we should talk about ‘People in Business’ more than ‘Women in Business’.

 

·       32% agree they are a feminist/ pro-feminist and 34% agree that the feminist agenda has gone too far.

 

 

 

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About iReach Insights

 

iReach Insights provides a range of research and market intelligence services in Ireland and Europe. iReach has built a Consumer Decisions Research Panel of 40,000 members in Ireland, delivering robust research insights. The survey questions were included in the Nationally Representative iReach Consumer Decisions Omnibus run between the 21^st and the 28^th of January 2021 and has a 2.5% Confidence Interval and 95% Confidence Level.

 

Questions asked of participants:

1.     Please state your level of agreement with the following statements relating to the equality, careers and politics:

a.     I have experienced sexism in the workplace

b.     I have experienced ageism in the workplace

c.     Salary levels are balanced for men and women in my workplace

d.     I am happy with the proportion of women on the management team in my company

e.     Having children has affected my career path

f.       I am a feminist/ pro-feminist

g.     I think the feminist agenda has gone too far

h.     Women should do more to support other women

i.       I support gender quotas at senior levels across companies and organisations

j.       I think women are treated better in Ireland now compared to previous generations

k.     I think we should talk about “People in Business” more than “Women in Business”

l.       In order to succeed in the workplace, women must act more like a man

 

 

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