Survey 68% of women believe they are equally paid

Survey 68% of women believe they are equally paidSurvey 68% of women believe they are equally paidNew research from CareerBuilder ahead of Equal Pay Day, shows that 68% of women believe they are being paid thesame amount of money as men at their company with a similar professional background.Harris Poll surveyed more than 800 U.S. adult employees working full-time for non-government, private companies (not self-employed) and more than 800 U.S. adult hiring and human resource managers who also work full-time at private companies that arent for the government or themselves.Here are some of the findings that stood out.Where people and employers stand on equal pay and salaryThe research found that a staggering 68% of women believe they are being paid thesame as their male counterparts, while 31%dont think theyre taking home the same amount and 1% think they make more.Just 22% of women (compared to 47% of men) think theyll ever make six figures during their career and only 35% (compared t o 17% of men) dont think theyll score a salary exceeding $50,000.Rosemary Haefner, CareerBuilders Chief Human Resources Officer, told Ladders that the pay gemeinsame agrarpolitik is a pressing issue in the U.S.In our research, we found that over a third of women believe there is a pay disparity at their company, and that women tend to be less satisfied with career advancement and training opportunities, she said. Many employers are pledging to close the gap and taking concrete steps including digging into salary, bonus and promotion data, removing bias from the hiring and review process and actively recruiting a diverse workforce.Overall, 94% of employers think American men and women should be paid equally, and 82% of employers think transparency of pay should exist in this country. But 15% of employers reported that they dont believe women make the same amount of money as their male counterparts at their companies.Forty-two percent of companies think proposed legislation that prohi bits employers from asking job candidates for their salary history will help close the gender pay gap since salary histories cannot be discussed, according to the press release.What level men and women think theyll reach in their careersThe survey also included a breakdown of where men and women think theyll get in their professional lives.Almost a third of women (31%) believe they have hit a glass ceiling at their workplaces. Just 9% of men and a staggering 25% of women think entry level is the furthest theyll ever get. Other levels employees thought theyd reach in their careers were as follows33% of men and 26% women think theyll make it to a professional/technical role.30% of men and 27% of women think theyll make it to the manager level.12% of men and 10% of women think theyll make it to director.6% percent of men and 4% of women think theyll make it to Senior Management (CEO, CFO, CTO, etc.).4% of men and 2% of women think theyll become a Vice President.7% of men and 6% percent of women think theyll run their own company.While 30% of women surveyed dont believe they have the same chances and opportunities to get ahead in their careers as men at their companies with the same professional backgrounds, just 12% of men think the same.The American workforce clearly has a long way to go in terms of making women feel supported and included in their offices - especially when it comes to money.With this in mind, if youreunsure of how to approach the raise discussion with your employer, Ellevests Sallie Krawcheck has pointers for you.