Methodology for Assessing Structural Gender Barriers in an Organization Test - the question form
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1. It is harder for a woman than for a man to reach a senior position in the company.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
2. Women remain in entry-level positions longer than men do.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Somewhat does not apply
3 – Partly applies and partly does not apply
4 – Somewhat applies
5 – Fully applies
3. Male managers prefer to work with other men rather than with women.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Somewhat applies
5 – Completely applies
4. In our company, men manage "women's" units or departments.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways but not in others
4 – Somewhat applies
5 – Fully applies
5. Women are more likely to be appointed to leadership roles when the position involves a high risk of failure or a high level of responsibility.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Neither applies nor does not apply
4 – Rather applies
5 – Applies completely
6. In our company, it is difficult for a female manager to be accepted into the close social circle of influential men.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Mostly does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Mostly applies
5 – Applies completely
7. A female manager is seen more as an exception than as the norm.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Partly applies, partly does not
4 – Somewhat applies
5 – Fully applies
8. Men’s careers progress more rapidly than women’s careers.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways but not in others
4 – Rather applies
5 – Completely applies
9. In my company, some departments are viewed as "women's" and others as "men's".
1 - Does not apply at all
2 - Rather does not apply
3 - Applies in some ways but not in others
4 - Rather applies
5 - Fully applies
10. If a man holds a position in, or works in, a female-dominated department, he is more likely to be offered a promotion.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Somewhat applies, somewhat does not apply
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
11. If a woman holds a leadership position, it is only because a male candidate could not be found for that role.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Somewhat applies, somewhat does not
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
12. Women in leadership roles are not invited to informal events where male leaders socialize.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
13. When a man and a woman apply for a managerial position, preference would be given to the man.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Rather applies
5 – Applies completely
14. Women are more likely than men to remain in the same position without being promoted.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Mostly does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Mostly applies
5 – Fully applies
15. In our company, there are positions that only men can apply for.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
16. Women, even in traditionally female-dominated departments, apply for promotion less often than men.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Somewhat applies, somewhat does not
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
17. A woman is more likely to become a manager if male candidates decline the position.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Somewhat applies and somewhat does not apply
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
18. Female managers have fewer opportunities than male managers to influence decisions in the company, especially through informal channels.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Mostly does not apply
3 – Partly applies and partly does not apply
4 – Mostly applies
5 – Fully applies
1. It is harder for a woman than for a man to attain a senior position in the company.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
2. Women remain in entry-level positions longer than men.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Somewhat does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Somewhat applies
5 – Fully applies
3. Male managers prefer working with other men rather than with women.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
4. In our company, men manage "women's" units or departments.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Somewhat does not apply
3 – Partly applies and partly does not apply
4 – Somewhat applies
5 – Fully applies
5. Women are more likely to be appointed to leadership roles when the position carries a high risk of failure or a high level of responsibility.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Mostly does not apply
3 – Somewhat applies, somewhat does not apply
4 – Mostly applies
5 – Fully applies
6. In our company, it is difficult for a female manager to be accepted into the informal social circle of influential men.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways, does not apply in others
4 – Rather applies
5 – Completely applies
7. A woman in a leadership role is viewed more as an exception than as the norm.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Partly applies and partly does not apply
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
8. Men's careers advance more quickly than women's careers.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways but not in others
4 – Somewhat applies
5 – Fully applies
9. In my company, there are "women's" and "men's" departments.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
10. If a man holds a position or works in a female-dominated department, he is more likely to be offered a promotion.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
11. If a woman holds a leadership position, it is only because a male candidate could not be found for that position.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Partly applies and partly does not apply
4 – Rather applies
5 – Completely applies
12. Female managers are not invited to informal events where male managers socialize.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Rather not true
3 – True in some ways and not in others
4 – Rather true
5 – Completely true
13. When a man and a woman apply for a leadership position, preference would be given to the man.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Somewhat does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Somewhat applies
5 – Fully applies
14. Women are more likely than men to remain in the same job position without promotion.
1 - Does not apply at all
2 - Rather does not apply
3 - Applies in some ways, does not apply in others
4 - Rather applies
5 - Fully applies
15. In my company, there are positions that only men can apply for.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways but not in others
4 – Somewhat applies
5 – Fully applies
16. Women, even in female-dominated departments, apply for promotion less often than men.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Mostly does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways but not in others
4 – Mostly applies
5 – Applies completely
17. A woman is more likely to become a leader if male candidates decline the position.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Neither applies nor does not apply
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies
18. Female leaders have fewer opportunities than male leaders to influence decisions in the company, especially informally.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Applies in some ways and not in others
4 – Rather applies
5 – Fully applies