FEBRUARY.MARCH EXCLUSIVES
PINK Conferencees Weigh In
What do professional women really think about compensation, balance, mentoring and career goals? Through our collaboration with KPMG, we polled 1,000 women at PINK luncheon conferences in five cities (Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas). Here are the results.
Surprisingly, the women responded largely the same way in each city. Sadly, in each locale, women said they don't feel they're taking enough care of their own health and fitness. More than half of the women surveyed said they are not fairly compensated for their work. Many aspire to become business owners and are mentoring others and being mentored. By and large, they do not feel they've had to put their career goals on hold for personal reasons. Most of those polled said passion (even more than risk-taking, a supportive partner or the right training) was the most helpful in their career.
The cumulative results of these surveys appear in the February.March issue of PINK (on newsstands now) but the results by city are available here exclusively:
1. What are you career aspirations?
A. to become CEO of a top-1,000 company
B. to own my own business
C. to keep the same role but with a larger department or company
D. to keep my current position; I'm happy as I am
E. to work part time or retire
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
| NY |
15.7% |
34.3% |
24.2% |
9.0% |
16.9% |
| CHI |
11.1% |
50.0% |
12.5% |
11.1% |
15.3% |
| ATL |
12.1% |
37.3% |
15.0% |
11.8% |
23.9% |
| LA |
17.1% |
37.6% |
13.7% |
15.4% |
16.2% |
| DAL |
15.5% |
43.9% |
12.9% |
8.4% |
19.4% |
2. What has helped you the most in your career?
A. willingness to take risks
B. having the right training and/or mentor(s)
C. a solid work ethic
D. being passionate about my work
E. stay-at-home or supportive partner
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
| NY |
24.1% |
12.3% |
29.4% |
31.6% |
2.7% |
| CHI |
23.3% |
18.7% |
20.0% |
38.0% |
0.0% |
| ATL |
21.3% |
14.7% |
28.6% |
33.3% |
2.1% |
| LA |
21.2% |
22.0% |
20.3% |
33.9% |
2.5% |
| DAL |
20.0% |
18.8% |
25.6% |
33.1% |
2.5% |
3. Have you been mentored or are you currently a mentor?
A. I have been mentored
B. I served as a mentor
C. all of the above
D. none of the above
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
| NY |
16.4% |
10.8% |
50.8% |
22.1% |
| CHI |
15.5% |
9.5% |
60.1% |
14.9% |
| ATL |
23.8% |
13.4% |
50.2% |
12.6% |
| LA |
27.0% |
12.2% |
46.1% |
14.8% |
| DAL |
23.6% |
7.0% |
49.7% |
19.7% |
4. Have you had to postpone or put your career goals on hold to have a rich personal life?
A. yes
B. no
C. temporarily
D. somewhat
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
| NY |
21.2% |
57.1% |
9.2% |
12.5% |
| CHI |
27.6% |
43.3% |
8.2% |
20.9% |
| ATL |
25.1% |
44.1% |
9.9% |
21.0% |
| LA |
24.5% |
48.2% |
14.5% |
12.7% |
| DAL |
18.7% |
46.5% |
10.3% |
24.5% |
5. Which most applies to you regarding compensation?
A. I am not fairly compensated compared to male counterparts
B. I am not fairly compensated because I am not comfortable negotiating on my own behalf
C. I am not fairly compensated because my company is not paying me what I am worth
D. I am fairly compensated
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
| NY |
6.8% |
8.5% |
18.2% |
20.5% |
46.0% |
| CHI |
9.4% |
7.8% |
21.9% |
12.5% |
48.4% |
| ATL |
6.7% |
7.2% |
20.4% |
17.6% |
48.1% |
| LA |
7.9% |
4.0% |
28.7% |
7.9% |
51.5% |
| DAL |
6.6% |
7.3% |
21.9% |
15.2% |
49.0% |
6. Which of the following has been the most significant challenge for you in the past year?
A. not having enough time to spend with family and friends
B. taking care of my own fitness and health
C. needing time to take care of children or sick parents
D. not finding enough joy, meaning and purpose in my work
E. achieving a good work/life balance in a dual income household
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
| NY |
23.2% |
27.8% |
5.3% |
21.9% |
21.9% |
| CHI |
16.4% |
39.8% |
6.3% |
24.2% |
13.3% |
| ATL |
16.9% |
40.8% |
4.2% |
20.8% |
17.2% |
| LA |
21.7% |
36.8% |
4.7% |
26.4% |
10.4% |
| DAL |
12.6% |
41.1% |
4.6% |
24.5% |
17.2% |
7. In terms of your career, what is the greatest stress you are feeling today?
A. managing my work load
B. managing upward expectations (supervisors or Board of Directors)
C. competition from peers
D. job security
E. organizational industry shifts
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
| NY |
48.1% |
20.8% |
4.9% |
8.5% |
17.7% |
| CHI |
51.1% |
20.3% |
3.0% |
6.8% |
18.8% |
| ATL |
47.6% |
23.2% |
4.1% |
6.2% |
18.9% |
| LA |
50.0% |
18.9% |
5.7% |
11.3% |
14.2% |
| DAL |
45.2% |
16.4% |
8.2% |
13.7% |
16.4% |
8. Women currently hold almost 16 percent* of executive positions (either as CEO or a direct report to the CEO) in Fortune 500 companies. How high do you think this percentage will be in 2010?
A. will be the same or lower
B. increase to 17-19 percent
C. increase to 20-25 percent
D. increase to 26-30 percent
E. will be 31 percent or higher
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
| NY |
8.9% |
36.2% |
40.6% |
8.5% |
5.8% |
| CHI |
10.9% |
38.4% |
40.6% |
7.2% |
2.9% |
| ATL |
8.7% |
38.3% |
38.8% |
7.5% |
6.7% |
| LA |
15.0% |
34.5% |
42.5% |
2.7% |
5.3% |
| DAL |
3.2% |
30.1% |
43.6% |
16.7% |
6.4% |
*According to a 2003 report on the number of women on the boards of Fortune 500 companies by Cataylst
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