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 January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272061/survey-on-gender-discrimination-at-work-in-the-us-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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 January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272061/survey-on-gender-discrimination-at-work-in-the-us-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272061/survey-on-gender-discrimination-at-work-in-the-us-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
