The (In)equality List

On this page you'll find a list of knock-you-down stats (and their research sources) regarding gender inequality at work. None of the linked content has been scrutinised or verified.

This list has been compiled to help every person asked to demonstrate that gender inequality is "still a thing" on Twitter, in a media interview or presentation, or in a Christmas Day argument with *that* family member.

Thanks to the women who have helped compile this list. You know who you are.
When candidates are reviewed blind, callbacks for women jump from 5% to 54%
Tech recruitment firm Speak With A Geek

Only 7% of women will negotiate salary, while 57% of men will
Linda Babcock, Women Don't Ask, cited in Why Women Must Ask (the right way).

One in 10 employees report experiencing bullying, harassment or discrimination at work
Statistics New Zealand

​International studies suggest that anywhere from a quarter to two-thirds of women will experience sexual harassment at work
National Attrition and Re-engagement Study commissioned by the Law Council of Australia and cited by NZ Law Society
Research commissioned by UK law firm Slater and Gordon and cited on HRM Online

58% of university graduates are women, yet only 17% of directors of NZX listed companies are women.
Stuff.co.nz

More than a third of NZX listed companies have no women on their board
Research commissioned by the Institute of Directors and reported by the New Zealand Herald

The number of women studying computer programming has halved percentage wise since 1985 (from 37% to 18%)
Fortune.com

There are no women among the CEOs of the largest 50 listed companies in New Zealand
Radio New Zealand

Men are considered to be more creative than women, even when identical work is produced
Duke University's Fuqua School of Business

Code written by women is rated better than code written by men, but only if gender is not disclosed
Research by GitHub, reported by The Guardian

Women are reviewed more critically in performance appraisals
Kieran Snyder, Fortune.com