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What Do You Know About Women in the Workplace?
The 2022 International Women’s Day theme was announced as “Break the Bias.” As the website for International Women’s Day shares, “Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead. Knowing that bias exists isn’t enough, action is needed to level the playing field.” As a trainer, I know that it is hard to examine our biases unless we know what facts exist that people may consciously or unconsciously work to debase.
As a new workforce development professional, especially one who identifies as a cisgender man and who works primarily with women both as coworkers and clients, I need to know and understand the experiences of women in the workplace. In that way, I can examine my role in perpetuating these biases and work to dismantle them when and where I can.
Below are some facts about women in the workplace that may help you #breakthebias against women.
Did You Know?
Each year, the US Census Bureau highlights some facts about women (or females, per the data set, but that’s another post). Below are the lights from the 2022 release:
164.8 million
The number of females of all ages in the United States. There were 159.9 million males of all ages.
