The women of today are not behind men when it comes to careers. Over 50% earn as much or more, and prefer jobs that offer good career progression, says a global PwC survey, The female millennial: A new era of talent. Millenials are those born between 1980 & 1995.
Female millennials starting their careers who believe they can reach the very top levels with current employers (%)
But say employers too male-biased when promoting from within (%).
They want it all at work.
Opportunities for career progression 53%
Competitive wages and other financial incentives 52%
Flexible working arrangements available 35%
Good benefits packages, including pensions, healthcare and other benefits 33%
Excellent training and development programmes 27%
Will hop jobs if they find…
Not enough opportunities for career progression: 31%
Work to be not as interesting and meaningful as they would like: 27%
Not enough opportunities for learning and development: 21%
An unfair balance between how hard they worked and the compensation they received: 20%
A job that paid more: 20%