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2026 Workplace Visibility Survey!
Career Progression
Thanks to our partner Cultivate Sponsorship, we're examining career progression, planning and visibility for women at work.
1.
Are you hoping to get a promotion in the next three years?
Yes
No
Not sure
2.
Which (if any) of the following are getting in the way of your next promotion?
Lack of visibility in the workplace
Competition for the role
Lack of flexible work options
Discrimination
Lack of clear options available
Access (including cost) of formal care for those I care for
Caring responsibilities generally
Insufficient skills/experience applicable to the role
Other (please specify)
None of the above
3.
Which of the following best reflects how you think about career planning?
I have a 12 month career plan
I have a two to five year career plan
I have a 5 to 10 year career plan
I don’t have a career plan
4.
Do you have clarity over the options that are next for your career?
Yes
No
Not sure
5.
Who do you voice your career ambitions to? Tick all that apply
My peers and colleagues at work
My immediate manager
Other managers or leaders in my workplaces
Leaders in my industry
Friends outside of work and my industry
Friends at work
My family
None of the above.
6.
Is there anything holding you back from voicing your career ambitions to other people? Please share below, or leave blank.
7.
What best describes your current career stage? You can tick more than one
I'm in first five years of my career
I'm in the first five to 15 years of my career
I'm on a career break
I recently returned from a career break
I'm retired
I'm between jobs or searching for work
I'm currently studying
I'm more than 15 years into my career
I'm in a management position
Other (please specify)
8.
Do you believe your current or most recent employer offers adequate opportunities for mentorship or sponsorship for women?
Yes
No
Not sure
9.
Do you believe your current or most recent employer has pulled back on initiatives supporting women in the workplace in the past year?
Yes
No
Not sure
10.
Do you think your current or most recent employer can improve its efforts to achieve gender equality in leadership roles?
Yes
No
Not sure
11.
Do you identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person?
Yes
No
Prefer not to say
12.
Do you identify as being from a culturally diverse background?
Yes
No
Prefer not to say
13.
What unique strengths, insights or approaches — shaped by your cultural background — do you bring to your work?”
14.
Do you identify as any of the following? Tick any that apply
Person with a disability
Neurodivergent
LGBTQI+
None of the above
15.
What unique strengths, insights or approached shaped by your lived experience do you bring to work?
16.
Do you believe any of the following are affecting how others perceive your abilities at work?
Yes
No
N/A (not applicable)
My age
Yes
No
N/A (not applicable)
My current caring commitments (select N/A if no current caring commitments)
Yes
No
N/A (not applicable)
My part time working status (select N/A if not currently working part time)
Yes
No
N/A (not applicable)
My flexible working status (select N/A if not currently working flexibly)
Yes
No
N/A (not applicable)
My health
Yes
No
N/A (not applicable)
The career breaks I've had (select N/A if no relevant career breaks)
Yes
No
N/A (not applicable)
Is there anything else affecting how others perceive your abilities at work?
17.
Finally, what kind of support do you believe is most effective for women getting ahead at work? Please share comments here. Otherwise, leave blank.
