PublisHer community survey 2019

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* 1. Please tell us where you are based

Africa

Asia

Europe

Latin America

Middle East

North America

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Industry sector worked in

Trade publishing

Educational publishing

Scholarly / STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine)

Publishers association

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Age group

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

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* 4. Time in industry

Less than a year

1-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years

More than 20 years

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* 5. Education

College / high school diploma

Undergraduate degree

Masters degree

PhD

Postdoc

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Professional seniority

Staff

Middle management

Specialist / expert

Executive level

C-level / board

Founder / owner

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Please tell us about your company / employer

Location of company

Age of company

Number of employees

Percentage of employees who are female

Percentage of senior managers who are female

Are there any barriers facing women where you work? (facilities, skills shortages, career progression)

Are there any specific accommodations for women? (flexible working / sexual harassment awareness training / breast feeding space etc)

What changes would you like to see implemented to address some of the challenges? (female role models, training, equal pay guarantees etc)

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* 8. Tell us about your career

What was the high point of your career?

What was the low point?

Have you sought leadership opportunities?

Have you accepted leadership opportunities?

Have you provided leadership opportunities to other women?

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* 9. Gender imbalances encountered

Have you encountered any kind of gender-based disparity? (e.g. linked to pay, promotion, disrespect, harassment etc.)

Do you believe you are underpaid compared to your male equivalents?

What challenges have you overcome in your career?

What is the biggest challenge you face today?

How is gender equality managed at your workplace?

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* 10. Female solidarity

Describe any support you have received from your female colleagues.

Have you proactively supported female colleagues to get ahead?

Have you seen women undermine each other at work?

Is there a women’s mentorship scheme available to you?

Would you welcome access to such a mentorship scheme?

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* 11. Feedback gathered by PublisHer during 2019 depicts a publishing industry with clear gender gaps at the top. What three personal / organizational steps can we all take to improve that picture?

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* 12. PublisHer events

Have you attended a PublisHer event?

If yes, which one(s)?

Were you satisfied with the substance of the event? If not, please elaborate.

Before attending, how aware were you of the issues raised at the event?

Would you be willing to be a speaker or panellist at a future PublisHer event?

Would you or your company be interested in sponsoring or supporting PublisHer in some way? If so, please elaborate.

Based on your experience, would you attend future events? If not, please tell us why.

How can PublisHer create better future events?

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* 13. How else can PublisHer help to bring gender balance to world publishing?

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* 14. If you want to stay up to date with PublisHer, please leave your name and email below and we'll add you to our quarterly newsletter. Thank you!

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