World IP Review's Diversity Survey 2022 Welcome to World IP Review’s annual diversity survey which aims to gather in-depth insight into the state of diversity and inclusion in the intellectual property industry.We would love to hear your voice on this vital issue in IP!The survey is open to everyone and asks about your experiences in your organisation and the wider industry. All your answers will be treated as confidential and all data will be aggregated so no responses can be linked to identifiable people or companies/firms.Please note: This survey will close on Friday, July 29.All entries and the details therein will be kept private and only used by World IP Review (Newton Media Group). Question Title * Your Information Name Company Job title Country you are based in Contact Email Address Question Title * What is your gender? Female Male Other Question Title * Do you consider yourself to be transgender? Yes No Prefer not to say Question Title * Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation? Heterosexual or straight Gay or lesbian Other sexual orientation (please specify) Other sexual orientation (please specify) Question Title * Would you say that you are part of a minority at your company? Yes No Please define the minority: Question Title * Do you consider yourself to have a disability? Yes No Prefer not to say If yes, what type? Question Title * If you consider yourself to have a disability, have you informed your firm/company? Yes No If not, why not? Question Title * If you consider yourself to have a disability, has your firm/company offered reasonable adjustments relative to the requirements of your role? Yes No Partly Don't Know Question Title * Do you consider yourself to be neurodiverse? (ie, someone who has less typical cognitive variation such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia etc?) Yes No Prefer not to say If yes, what type? Question Title * Would you consider yourself to be from a disadvantaged background? Yes No Prefer not to say Question Title * What category does the company you are currently employed in fall under? Law firm Corporate Service provider IP office Other Question Title * How long have you been at your company? Less than a year Between 1 and 5 years More than 5 years Question Title * How many people work in your organisation? 1-50 51-200 201-500 501-2000 2000+ Question Title * D&I POLICIESHow important do you think diversity and inclusion is to improving your organisation’s success? Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not so important Not at all important Comment Question Title * Is diversity and inclusion a stated value or priority for your organisation? Yes No Don't Know Question Title * Does your organisation have a diversity and inclusion policy? Yes No Don't know Question Title * If yes, what aspects of diversity does the policy cover? Gender Race and ethnicity Age Sexual orientation and gender identity Religion Disability and ability Socioeconomic status and background Other Question Title * Please identify whether your firm/company has undertaken the following initiatives: A. A diversity and/or inclusion committee B. A full or part-time diversity professional who undertakes diversity-related tasks C. Mentoring and leadership development programmes D. Diversity training for all staff E. Diversity targets and/or quotas F. Affinity networks/resource groups Other : Question Title * What D&I initiatives undertaken by your organisation have worked? Question Title * What D&I initiatives undertaken by your organisation haven’t worked? Why? Question Title * Please rate the following initiatives in terms of how effective they are at encouraging minorities to join the legal profession and stay within the sector (with 1 being not effective at all and 10 being the most effective): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mentoring and leadership development programmes Mentoring and leadership development programmes 1 Mentoring and leadership development programmes 2 Mentoring and leadership development programmes 3 Mentoring and leadership development programmes 4 Mentoring and leadership development programmes 5 Mentoring and leadership development programmes 6 Mentoring and leadership development programmes 7 Mentoring and leadership development programmes 8 Mentoring and leadership development programmes 9 Mentoring and leadership development programmes 10 Diversity and inclusion committees Diversity and inclusion committees 1 Diversity and inclusion committees 2 Diversity and inclusion committees 3 Diversity and inclusion committees 4 Diversity and inclusion committees 5 Diversity and inclusion committees 6 Diversity and inclusion committees 7 Diversity and inclusion committees 8 Diversity and inclusion committees 9 Diversity and inclusion committees 10 Targets and quotas Targets and quotas 1 Targets and quotas 2 Targets and quotas 3 Targets and quotas 4 Targets and quotas 5 Targets and quotas 6 Targets and quotas 7 Targets and quotas 8 Targets and quotas 9 Targets and quotas 10 Flexible working policies Flexible working policies 1 Flexible working policies 2 Flexible working policies 3 Flexible working policies 4 Flexible working policies 5 Flexible working policies 6 Flexible working policies 7 Flexible working policies 8 Flexible working policies 9 Flexible working policies 10 Question Title * DIVERSITY AT WORKDo you believe that your senior management team/managing partner is committed to diversity and inclusion? Yes No Don't know Question Title * Are you aware of senior people in your organisation that are: (please tick) Female From an ethnic/racial minority LGBTQ Disabled Allies Question Title * Do you believe that coming from a disadvantaged background is a barrier to progression? Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * Do you believe that being part of a minority is a barrier to progression? Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * Do you feel like the environment for minority groups in your workplace is: Improving Staying the same Getting worse Question Title * Please tick if your organisation has set targets for the following types of diversity? Gender Race/ethnicity Sexual orientation Disability Question Title * How important do you think diversity is to improving your organisation’s success? Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not so important Not at all important Question Title * Personal & familyDo you think COVID-19 has had a negative impact on mental health? Yes No Prefer not to say Question Title * Have you experienced mental health issues in recent years? Yes No Question Title * If yes, have you received support from your firm/ organisation? Yes No Prefer not to say Question Title * Have you or your partner given birth during your employment at the company? I have My partner has No Question Title * How have your career opportunities been affected as a result of becoming a parent? [if applicable?] Improved Worsened Unaffected Question Title * Would you say the parental leave policy at your company is… Excellent Good Adaquate Poor Non-existent Question Title * Is parental leave at your company the same for men and women? Yes No Don't know Question Title * Do you think there is a trade-off between building a family and career success? Yes No Question Title * WORKING ARRANGEMENTSIs it possible to achieve a work/life balance at your firm? Yes No Question Title * Does your company have a flexible/hybrid working policy? Yes No Question Title * Do you take advantage of these options? Yes No Question Title * If you use flexible working/ hybrid working do you feel at a disadvantage in the workplace? Yes No Question Title * Have you found remote/ hybrid working challenging? Yes No Question Title * Are you working longer hours since adopting this working pattern? Yes No Don't know Question Title * LEGAL PROFESSIONDo you think the legal profession as a whole is doing well at improving diversity? Yes No Why/why not? Question Title * What measures do you think will improve D&I for the future? Question Title * Have you ever felt disadvantaged during your time in the legal profession? Yes No Prefer not to say Question Title * Have you ever felt discriminated against during your time in the legal profession? Yes No Prefer not to say Question Title * If yes, did you report the discrimination? Yes No Prefer not to say Comment Done
