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According to new data from the Pew Research Center, about 4 in 10 women in the United States have experienced job discrimination. The research center’s survey found that women’s treatment in the workplace is disparate, varying from earning less for the same job to not being recognized for their professional contributions. Women in the United States are twice as likely (42 vs. 22 percent) as men to report experiencing at least one of the eight specific forms of gender discrimination identified by the Pew Research Center.
The eight forms of gender discrimination are: earning less than a woman/man for the same job; being treated as if they weren’t competent; repeated, small slights at work; receiving less support from senior leaders than a woman/man doing the same job; being passed over for the most important assignments; feeling isolated in the workplace; being denied a promotion; and being turned down for a job.
Survey Findings
- 25 percent of women report earning less than a man for the same job; only 5 percent of men say they’ve earned less than a woman for the same job
- Women are four times more likely than men to have been treated as if they weren’t competent due to their gender
- Women are three times as likely as men to have been on the receiving end of small slights at work
- 53 percent of black women say they’ve faced gender discrimination at work, compared to 40 percent for both white and Hispanic women
- Working women with a bachelor’s degree or more are far likelier than those with less education to have been paid less money than a man for the same job
Gender discrimination has various forms, ranging from conspicuousness to subtlety, and cannot be fully understood until you experience it firsthand. With awareness, accountability and bravery, the women’s gender equality movement is helping make these gender imbalances a part of the past.