2015 Survey Results
Live Survey Results
1. Your primary career goal now is to: |
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| Continue to climb the ladder higher | 53% | ||
| Hang on and stay relevant | 16% | ||
| Retire within two years | 3% | ||
| Find a new job in the industry | 16% | ||
| Find a new job outside the industry | 9% | ||
| Start my own business | 3% | ||
2. Given the changes on Wall Street since 2008, do you think there are ______________ opportunities for women to advance to the most senior positions in our industry? |
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| More | 47% | ||
| Fewer | 39% | ||
| The same | 14% | ||
3. Do you have a mentor and/or a sponsor (someone who advocates for you)? |
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| Yes, a mentor through a formal program at my firm | 4% | ||
| Yes, an informal mentor, in my firm | 22% | ||
| Yes, an informal mentor, outside of my firm | 25% | ||
| A mentor isn’t enough. I have a sponsor, too | 17% | ||
| I have neither a mentor nor a sponsor | 32% | ||
4. What’s “your number?” You know, the amount you need to sustain your desired lifestyle? |
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| $2 – $3MM of invested assets | 12% | ||
| $4 – $6MM | 43% | ||
| $7 – $9MM | 12% | ||
| More than $10MM | 30% | ||
| How would I know what’s enough? | 5% | ||
5. Do you serve on a public company board? |
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| Yes, I’m on one or more | 3% | ||
| No, and I’ve tried, but not yet succeeded | 9% | ||
| No, and I’m thinking about this opportunity | 27% | ||
| No, I’m not interested in being on a public board or my employment forbids this | 20% | ||
| No, but I’m on non-profit board(s) | 41% | ||
6. Have you tried using the Amy Cuddy “Power Pose?” |
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| Yes, and it helped | 16% | ||
| Yes, and it didn’t make a different | 5% | ||
| No | 27% | ||
| I never heard of this yoga position | 52% | ||
7. What is the most successful thing you’ve done over the past year to advance your career? |
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| Being true to myself | Said “yes” | ||
| Stopped worrying about the small things | |||
| Executive coach | Asked for help | ||
| Mentored others | Changed firms | ||
Pre Event Survey Results |
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1. Where are you right now in your career? |
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| Exactly where I want to be, doing what I want to do | 40% | |||
| Where I want to be, doing what I want to do, but not receiving appropriate compensation or recognition | 34% | |||
| Receiving appropriate compensation, but not doing what I want to do | 0% | |||
| Not at all where I want to be and I need help getting there | 17% | |||
| I don’t know where I want to be but it’s not where I am now | 9% | |||
2. What is the biggest barrier to your success? |
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| I’m my own worst enemy – I need to have more confidence in myself and ask for what I want | 28% | |||
| Lack of sponsors to push me and provide opportunities | 44% | |||
| I’m not willing to make the necessary sacrifices | 14% | |||
| I can’t afford to take the financial risk | 10% | |||
| I’m afraid to fail. These days, I’d prefer to play it safe and keep my head down | 3% | |||
3. When it comes to communicating effectively in meetings, high-level women on Wall Street perform ________ compared to men in similar roles. |
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| Better | 34% | |||
| Worse | 26% | |||
| About the same | 40% | |||
4. When it comes to your own effectiveness in meetings, you score yourself as ________ compared to your male counterparts. |
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| Better | 6% | |||
| Worse | 11% | |||
| About the same | 83% | |||
5. Women often have a perception that men do a better job negotiating for themselves. What do you think men do better than women? (Check all that apply) |
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| Men ask for what they want | 83% | |||
| Men actively prepare for the negotiation and figure out what they want in advance | 29% | |||
| Men discuss and test out their negotiating ideas on others | 14% | |||
| Men assume everything is negotiable | 60% | |||
| Nothing – men and women are equally good at this | 9% | |||
6. In general, Wall Street women exhibit ________ confidence than men in similar roles. |
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| More | 9% | |||
| Less | 63% | |||
| The same | 29% | |||
7. You tend to exhibit ________ confidence than men in similar roles |
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| More | 12% | |||
| Less | 35% | |||
| About the same | 53% | |||