- Research Results - July 2007 Prepared By: Bermuda Women’s Professional Conference

- Research Results -

July 2007

Prepared By:

Bermuda Women’s Professional Conference

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Table Of Contents

■ Background & Objectives 2

■ Survey Overview 3

■ Research Results 4

A. Attitudes 5

B. Workplace Profile 9

C. Demographics 16

D. Verbatims 20

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Background & Objectives

■ The following survey was conducted on behalf of the Centre for Leadership. The Centre for Leadership is a Bermuda-based organisation focused on fostering better opportunities for women. Its current objectives are to work with businesses to expand, and promote development opportunities for women, to promote ongoing research to advance the development of women, and to provide women with opportunities for networking and fostering relationships.

■ Later this year, the Centre for Leadership will be hosting a women’s leadership conference. The results from the survey will help shape the content of the conference and will provide insight for future development and networking initiatives.

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Survey Overview

Sample/Methodology

■ Research.bm utilized computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) to interview a sample of 100 female executives aged 18+.

Margin of Error

■ The margin of error for the study, at the worst case 50% level, is +/- 10% at the 95% confidence level.

Notes

■ Some percentages may add to more than 100% due to multiple mentions.

Research Results

Attitudes

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Personal Attitudes (Agree Strongly/Somewhat)■ The vast majority of women are very confident and proud of their accomplishments.

Concurrently, a large majority place a great deal of importance on work/life balance.

■ About half of the women surveyed are heavily invested in mentoring others. And, about half generally believe that women have equal opportunities as men.

■ Less than half of the women surveyed believe that their firm promotes work/life balance, indicate that they have been personally discriminated against based on gender, and feel that their job is not a career.

Attitudes Widely Held (70%/+)

Attitudes Moderately Held (50% - 69%)

Attitudes Not Widely Held(< 50%)

I’m proud of my accomplishments at my job

I am very confident of my job performance

Work/life balance is important to me

I value networking with other women I go out of my way to help other women succeed I have been influenced by a mentor I feel that women are held back because of gender stereotyping My firm promotes the development of women There is a glass ceiling in most corporations As an executive woman, I invest my time mentoring other women

Today, women have as much opportunity as menMy firm promotes work/life balanceI have experienced gender discrimination My job is just a job, not a career

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Personal Attitudes (Agree Strongly/Agree Somewhat)

■ Overall, younger and older women tend to have the same attitudinal perceptions. However, older women are more likely to feel that women are still held back because of gender stereotyping.

I will now begin with survey questions which will focus on personal issues related to business life in the workplace To start, I would like to read you a series of statements. As I read each one, please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the statement on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is strongly agree and 1 is strongly disagree. A/a = Significantly Higher/Lower Than Total At The 95% Confidence Level

(100) (51) (39)Total 18-44 45/+

I'm proud of my performance and accomplishments at my job

I am very confident in my job performance

Work/life balance is important to me

I gain a great deal of personal satisfaction from my job

I value networking with other women

I go out of my way to help other women to succeed in business

I have been influenced greatly by a mentorI feel that women are still held back because of gender stereotypingMy firm promotes the development of women

There is a glass ceiling in most corporationsAs an executive woman, I invest my time mentoring other womenToday, women have just as much opportunity as men in the business world

My firm promotes work/life balance

I have experienced discrimination in the work place because of my gender

My job is just a job, not a career

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Work/Life Balance■ Overall, 33% of women indicate that they have the work/life balance they desire, while 41% do not have the

balance they would like, and 26% are uncertain.

■ Younger women age 18-39 are significantly more satisfied with their work/life balance than women age 40+. This is despite the fact that younger women age 18-44 are more likely to have children than older women age 45+.

Q.6 Would you say that you currently have the work/life balance that you want?Q..9 Overall, on a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate your current level of satisfaction with how you achieve work/life balance?A/a =Significantly Higher/Lower Than Total At The 95% Confidence Level

7% 10%

57% 65% 62%

15% 14% 21%8% 12% 5%

5%

3%1%

Total 18-39 40/+

26%33%

41%

Total 18-44 45/+

8%

45%A

47%

31% A

26%44%

Satisfied (5)

(4)

(3)

(2)

Dissatisfied (1)

Whether or Not Currently Have Desired Work/Life

Balance

Degree Of Satisfaction With Work/Life Balance

64% 75%A 67%

Yes No DK

Workplace Profile

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Workplace Policies

■ Only 5% of the women surveyed indicated that their organisation had formal practices and policies that promote the development of women.

Q.10 Does your organisation have a formal practices and polices in place that enable or promotes the development and success of women. Q. 10b Please indicate whether or not your organisation has policies related to the following areas.

60

60

60

60

60

40

40

40

40

20

20

20

20

20

40

20

20

40

40

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

14%

5%

81%

Flexible arrival/departure

Paternity leave- paid

Paternity leave- unpaid

Dependent care leave

Domestic partner benefits

Reduced work schedule/part time

Job share

Telecommuting

Maternity leave beyond legislative requirements

Formal Informal NAA DKWhether or Not

Organisation Has Formal Practices & Policies That

Promote Women

Yes No DK

Whether or Not Organisation Policies For:

Caution:Very Small

Base

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Firm Policies & Practices

■ Among those very few companies with policies that promote the development of women, most appear to have senior support and accountability elements.

Q11. Are diversity programmes/initiatives meeting or exceeding goals? Q12. Do you have tracking mechanisms in place to measure their effectiveness? Q13. Are you holding individuals accountable for meeting goals? Q.14 Is there senior support for diversity and inclusion initiatives in your organization?

20%60%

20%• Whether or not diversity

programmes/initiatives meeting or exceeding goals

• Whether or not have tracking mechanisms in place to measure the effectiveness of policies/practices

• Whether or not are holding individuals accountable for meeting goals

• Whether or not there is senior support for diversity and inclusion initiatives

20%60%

20%

20%80%

20%80%

Yes

No

Don’t Know

Caution:Very SmallBase For

These Charts

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Job Satisfaction

■ Overall, the majority of women (66%), report that they are extremely/very satisfied with their job.

■ Women who are sole providers for their families are more satisfied than those who are not (88% vs. 68%).

14% 19% 13%

61% 56%

19% 25%15%

27% 20%

2%5%

3% 2%1% 3% 2%

15%13%

69% A 55%53%

Extremely Satisfied (5)

Q.16 Overall, how satisfied would you say you are at your job? A/B Significantly Higher Than Designated Letter At The 95% Confidence Level

(4)

(3)

(2) Not At All Satisfied (1)

Total 18-44 45/+ Yes No

Age Sole Provider

Extremely/Very (Net) 66% 75% 72% 88% A 68%

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Job Satisfaction By Education & Presence Of Children■ Women with college educations are more satisfied with their jobs than those without a

university education.

■ Women without children are significantly more satisfied than those with kids.

14% 16% 13%

57%

19% 29% 21%14%

2% 3% 2% 2%1% 1% 2%

15%13%

62%A65% A

56%

53%

29%A



(4)

(3)


Total HS/Less College+ No Yes

Education Presence Of Kids

Extremely/Very (Net) 66% 71% 75% A 81% A 69%

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Job Satisfaction By Income Level

■ Women’s job satisfaction increases in tandem with their personal income (Low – 64%, Moderate – 74%, High – 83% extremely/very satisfied).

18%9%

45%61%

19%

27%

26%13%

2%5%

4%1% 5%

15%13%

69% A53%



(4)

(3)


Total Low Moderate High

Personal Income

Extremely/Very (Net) 66% 64% 74% 83%

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Future Forums/Workshops

■ In terms of potential forums/workshops, women express the most interest for events that deal with Leadership, Communications, and Negotiating.

Q19. How likely would you be to attend the following workshops?

28%

12%

37%

28%

16%

21%

34%

24%

29%

20%

17%

25%

18%

21%

27%

14%

12%

7%

8%

16% 11%

5%

8%

2%

2%

Very Likely Likely Maybe Unlikely

Negotiating

Networking skills

Leadership

Communications

Personal Branding

Would Not

Demographics

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Demographic Profile

AGE HH INCOME

Total 18-39 40/+$100-$150K $200K/+

EmploymentFull-Time 87% 100%A 92% 100% 100%APart-Time 3% - 8% - -

PositionBusiness Owners/Upper Mgmt/Professionals 64% 67% 77%A 76% 76%A Upper Management 44% 39% 62%A 56% 56%A Professional (Doctor, Lawyer, etc.) 11% 18%A 5% 20% 7% Business Owners 9% 10% 10% - 13%Mid Level Management/Administrative 26% 33% 23% 24% 24% Mid Level Management 23% 27% 23% 20% 22% Administrative Support 3% 6% - 4% 2%

Hours Work<10 1% 2% - - - 10-25 4% 2% 8% - - 25-40 14% 20% 10% 24% 13%40/+ 71% 76% 82%A 76% 87%AMean 41.4 41.3 41.6 42.0 43.3A

Industry (Top Mentions)Banking 6% 4% 10% 12% 7%Reinsurance 44% 63%A 31%a 36% 64%ATourism 7% 6% 10% 16% 2%Law 12% 16% 10% 12% 16%Non-Profit 5% 4% 8% 8% 4% Automotive 5% 2% 10% 8% 2%

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Demographic Profile

Education

HS Grad/Less 2% - 5% - -

Some College 12% 12% 15% 12% 11%

College Grad 24% 29% 23% 52%A 16%

Post-Grad 49% 59%A 49% 36% 73%A

Presence of Children

Any 45% 55%A 44% 44% 67%A

1 18% 22% 18% 20% 22%

2 23% 31% 18% 24% 38%A

3 or more 4% 2% 8% - 7%

AGE HH INCOME

Total 18-39 40/+ $100-$150K $200K/+

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Demographic Profile

Personal Income

$40K-$59K 1% 2% - - -

$60-$99 21% 22% 26% 36%

$100K-$150K 22% 25% 23% 44%A 24%

$150K-$200K 16% 20% 15% 20% 24%

$200K+ 23% 25% 26% - 51%

Mean $149.5 $149.9 $149.0 $120.0$185.8

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Sole Provider

Yes 32% 31% 41% 44% 16%

No 56% 69%A 54% 56% 84%A

HH Income

$40K-$60K 1% 2% - - -

$60-$100 11% 10% 15% -

$100K-$150K 11% 16% 8% 44% -

$150K-$200K 14% 16% 15% 56% -

$200K+ 45% 51% 49% - 100%

Mean 179.3 179.2 179.6 153.0 220.0A

AGE HH INCOME

Total 18-39 40/+$100-$150K $200K/+

Verbatims

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Top Three Challenges As An Executive In Business

Q.1 Would you say that you currently have the work/life balance you want? A/B/C Significantly Higher/Lower Than Total At The 95% Confidence Level

"Old boys" network. Being seen as the caretaker, i.e. the one asked to organize social events instead of a male colleague.Managing time and peopleManaging family and career. Balancing work and taking courses/family lifeReact emotionally to certain situations. Getting staff motivated. The mind-set that men always make more moneyBeing seen as an equal to male peers. Nationality. Being taken seriouslyMaintain client satisfaction. Competing in a global market place. Family timeBalance. Time management. Ability to enter into male dominated arenas.Child care. No over time because of childrenLittle business finding time. Difficult balancing mother & working women. No time to assist people within the firmWork life balance. Deadlines. PerformanceManaging time. Balancing work with home. Meeting deadlinesUpward mobility. SalaryGaining respect from colleagues. Being here & taken seriously. Being accepted as I am with out copying some body elseWork life balance. Having to work harder than men to gain respect and be taken seriouslyBalancing out personal & business life. Finding talented Bermudians to mentor. Not having people looking at my chest instead of my faceGetting other people to recognize the contribution i make. Getting people to take me seriouslyWork/home life balance. Traveling. Meeting deadlinesBalancing family & workWork life balance

Being valued as a woman. Being African-American. Being respected by other women for the job you haveWork life balance. Males in top positions (doubt the dedication). General discrimination because women are over emotional

Work life balance. Time management. Staff management

Discrimination. Challenges with employees. Not enough time

Seeking management support. Managing and mentoring staff. Increasing my profile

Recognition. Males don't share with females

Earning respect. Balancing family & work

Flexible hours. Balancing family & work. Gaining respect

Time. Balancing household matters

Time. Balancing family & work. Being more emotional (than males)

Time. Personalities. Balancing time & familyGlass ceiling discrimination. Trying to achieve work life balance. Trying to develop & spend time with kidsExpecting high performance from others. Quick response now due to technology. Recruitment

Work & family balance. Recognition & pay equality

Being understood. Being valued. Being accepted. Being respected

Balancing family & career. Working with men that aren't understanding. Flexible time

Work life balance. Not being understood by males

Motivating others. Lack of resources. Time management

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Top Three Challenges As An Executive In Business (cont’d)

Q.1 Would you say that you currently have the work/life balance you want? A/B/C Significantly Higher/Lower Than Total At The 95% Confidence Level

Finding time to reflect. Developing policies around issues. Not enough time. Finding creative ways to reward people who work past the call of duty

Discrimination against gender. Being taken seriously. Balancing family & career. NetworkingFinding the work life balance. Dealing with a female boss. Time management

Managing home & career. Support from male colleagues

Flexibility. Managing time & family. Being taken seriously

Communication

Work life balance. Deadlines. Working husband

Being taken seriously. Time. Deadlines

Achieving work life balance. Time. Deadlines

Being seen as an individual. Discrimination

Work/family issues. Not playing golf

Impatience. Work ethic or lack there of with people i come in contact with. Communication

Work life balance. Developing the trust with colleagues

Maintaining the work life balance. Working on career development as well as your regular job

Trying to find balance between home life & workManaging men. Being taken seriously as a female manager. Lack of appreciation

Competition. Flexibility.

Organization. Flexibility.

Dealing with males. Dealing with glass ceiling. Biased colleagues.

Being a minority. Being a woman. Being Bermudian.

Dealing with the majority of executives being males. Overload of work. Finding the balance between family & careerOverload of work. Flexibility. Gaining respect from colleaguesIncome. Equality. Respect.Gaining respect. Expanding my knowledge. Finding challengesBalancing work and life. Overload of workBalancing family & work. Income. Gaining respectWork life balance. Income. Gaining respectCommunication. Staffing. Training.Income. Finding qualified staff. Communication

Communication. Balancing family and work. Meeting deadlinesGrowth. Salary. Being acknowledged for my workDealing with the work load. Juggling priorities. Taking personal timeIncome. Always trying to find the work life balance. Communication- dept wiseIncome. Communication. Staff.Valuing women. Being taken seriously. Having a clear understanding that women and men should receive the same pay in respects to dutiesIncome. Communication. Gaining respectWork life balance. Breaking the glass ceiling. Job satisfactionstaff communication respectBalancing my time. Getting what i deserve. Being treated fairly regardless of race

Balancing family life. Management of staff. Professional developmentOverload. DeadlinesGaining respect. Finding new challenges. Getting recognitionStaff. Balancing family & careerOverload of work. Flexible hours. Balancing family & workStaff. Overload of workDeadlines. Finding qualified staff. IncomeOverload of work. Gaining respectDeadlines. Staff. Balancing my family and career

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Attributes That Helped You Succeed In Business

Q.2 Overall, on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being “completely dissatisfied” and 5 being the “completely satisfied”, how would you rate your current level of satisfaction with how you achieve work/life balance. A/B/C Significantly Higher/Lower Than Total At The 95% Confidence Level

Perseverance. Attention to detail. Dedication. Quick learner. Willing to put in long hours. Flexibility. Able to "fit in" and get along with othersCommitment. Good work ethic. ReliabilityTaking extra coursesDetermination. Leadership skills. Always having goals in mindIntelligence. Decision maker. Forward thinkerQualifications. Hard workConfidence. Determination. Articulate. Prayerful/Christian. Respectful of others. Good listener. Hard workingFlexible. PersonableDetermination. Hardworking. TrainingLeadership. Always doing betterHonesty. Openness. FriendlinessMotivation.Competency . My faithGood education. Good attitude. Strength to go onConfidence. Support from others. Passionate about my careerDetermination. Professional attitude. SkillsHard working. Determination. Consideration of othersDesire to succeedFirm belief in God. Mentors (females especially). Strong work ethicHard working. Compassionate. Asking lots of questions. Honesty

Patience. Good education. Experience

Determination. Hard work. Taking advantage of training

Positive attitude. Not afraid to take on tasks

Honesty. Integrity. Professionalism

Perseverance. hard working. Honesty. Commitment

Patience. Compassion. Respect co-workers

Honesty. Hard working. Respect. Compassion. Determination

Commitment. Organization skills. Having an agreeable personality

Patient. Smart. Good ideas Enthusiastic & outgoing

Personality. Assertion. Persistence

Patience. Maturity. Drive

Strong work ethic. Flexibility. Leadership skills

Good communication. Positive attitude. Good experience

Education. Mental thought processes. Confidence

Dedication. Being very professional. Don't show too much emotion

Strong people skills. Good analytical skills. Being approachable. Strong work ethic

Aggressive personality. Education. Openness

Being: fair non judgmental hard working determined paying attention to detail

Good education. Reliability. Communication. Integrity

Personality. Knowledge-education. Personal flexibility

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Attributes That Helped You Succeed In Business (cont’d)

Q.2 Overall, on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being “completely dissatisfied” and 5 being the “completely satisfied”, how would you rate your current level of satisfaction with how you achieve work/life balance. A/B/C Significantly Higher/Lower Than Total At The 95% Confidence Level

Prayer. Supportive friends & family

Hard work. Good education

Organization. Ability to work alone. Drive

Determination. Hard work

Good training. Support from management

Ability. Hardworking

Performance. Excellence. Honesty

Organization. Education

Maintain my goals

Intelligence. Perseverance. Hard work

Being focused. Flexible

Determination. Organization. Sense of humor

Hard work. Attention to detail. Education

Education. Cultural affairs. Communication

Ability to work with a diverse group. Education. Determination

Education. Hard work. Determination. Strong performance. Networking

Education. MentorDetermination. Patience. Education. Organization

Education. Perseverance. Passion

Respect. Loyalty. Integrity

Education. Good work ethic. PrayerBeing educated. Being assertive. Willing to go for opportunities. Strong communication skillsRespect. Loyalty. HonestyRespectful. Trustworthy. EducationPatience. Being able to think on your feet. Positive attitudeGood work ethic. Positive attitude. EducationEducation. Patience. DeterminationPatience. DeterminationPatience. Flexibility. The ability to do many things at onceAttention to detail. Discipline. AssertiveEducation. PatienceConfidence in what i bring to the table. Honesty. Challenge colleagues to be independent thinkersDetermination. Being assertive. EducationPerseverance. Education. Passion for what your doing. Being practical.Determination. Education. Assertive. PrayerEducationStrong education. Wide social circleDeterminationEducation. Determination. PatiencePassion. EducationDetermination. PatienceHard work. EducationEducation. Determination. PrayerEducation. Determination. PatiencePrayer. Passion

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Greatest Success?

Q.3 If yes, describe what helps you most to achieve work/life balance. A/B/C Significantly Higher/Lower Than Total At The 95% Confidence Level

Becoming a VPReaching VT levelBeing a mother. Working at BacardiBeing promoted to Senior Vice PresidentContinuous upward mobility & ensuring others have similar opportunitiesMaking partnerGood reputation in firm. Known as a person of integrity. Colleagues & clients value opinionReaching current levelFoundation of the companyLevel that i have obtainedReaching level the I am at nowAchieve my current levelLeading other people & helping people expand on their own potentialBeing the first female executive in my firmObtaining my position at such a young ageImplementing a new systemGaining respect from my professional peersMy current positionFirst Bermudian Female in the CabinetRun the departmentFinding a job I enjoy & staying here for a good amount of timeCareer development progressionOwning my own businessDelivery of project on timeCurrent position

Taking care of my mother, helping her get through each day since my father passedBeing promoted to partnerLearning to cope doubtinglyPromoted to managing directorHelping othersFamilyThe ability to turn financial results from weak to strong in many different positionsMy masters degreeThe fact that i have 2 kids & I am a single mother; very happy with what I have accomplished in my careerPeople who I have met & developedAchieving my accounting degreeOrganized a departmentBuilding a functional human resource departmentSuccessfully managing the visit of a royal familyManaging executive of a law firmMy businessGetting my professional designationGetting as far as I haveGetting a good job in a good firmJoining with 3 colleagues and establishing the law firm I now work atRaising a familyStarted 2 companiesWatching people I have managed succeed in the business world.Reaching the position I am in now: executive managementMy current level

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Greatest Success? (cont’d)


Making partner in my law firm. Being a motherBeing the owner of my businessMy current levelBeing a mother. Reaching my levelCurrent statusReaching my current levelReaching partnerBeing successful at work and at homeBeing a mother and managing my family and careerJoining the firm I currently work at

Having guests leaving happy and returning next year and all the awards i have won. Having a happy staffBeing announced as manager of my departmentBecoming the Senior manager for my firmStarting to work towards my goalGetting to my current positionPutting myself through law schoolCompleted 1 of my goals for lifeAssisting in the development of a leader for a countryReaching my current level at my job

Developing the teams I have teamed and seeing the expand their potentialSeeing my clients satisfied with my work

Recognizing that there is somebody higher than meRaising 2 boysReaching a management position

Raising my kids

Managing people

Having 2 kids

Coming as far as I have

Reaching the current level I am at

Being promoted to my current level

Reaching my current level in my industry

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Biggest Fear As An Executive Woman


Being seen as weakNot reaching my goalsLosing my balance between work & familyNot being able to keep up with othersLittle business staying a floatTrying to balance my career & familyNot being able to utilize all my skills because opportunities are not always thereLosing the life balanceNot being able to create a balanced environment for my teamLong range prospects (aging)Being pushed into a higher level before be ready for itNot being able to manage my work life balanceBeing replaced easily perhaps by younger generationFitting into all male dominated management arenasTo not reach my full potentialNot committed enough time to family & loved onesFailing to reach goalsNot gaining the recognition for my quality of workFailing my balance of family & workNot having the respect of my peers & my clients & bossDealing with contentious peopleThat as soon as i have kids I won't want to work anymoreEnsuring that my kids get a quality educationSpending to much time at work instead of with familyFailure

Work life balance. The ability to work with kids

Being taken advantage of because I am a women

Not having enough time to do everything

That the work place will not continue to improve gender inclusively

Not reaching my goals

Not reaching my goals

Failure

Failure

Not fulfilling my dreams to the fullest

Being overlooked for future positions

Taking on too much before I am ready

Failure

Those who i am charged to assist don't reach their greatest potential by the time I retire

Missed out on my children's’ childhood

That i would become replaced by a new comer

Failing

Missing out on my kids’ childhood

Not reaching my full potential

Not pleasing my guest

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Work/Life Balance

Getting up from the desk and being able to go home at the end of the day

Having experience & using logic

Keeping things in perspective

Making sure my priorities are how they should beWorking smart- working hard & spending time with family then work later at home.

Being able to leave work on my own say, managing time

Leaving at 5:30 every day, even if it takes working through lunch

Ensuring that I devote time to family activities. Flexibility to get my job done

Simply the fact that I choose to maintain a healthy work life balance. I find my life outside the office equally important

Setting my own goals & learning when to stop working

Discipline & very good time management & years of trying to getting it right

Making my expectations very clear to everybody & following threw with themSetting boundaries & sticking to them. Controlling technology instead of it controlling me

Putting a focus on personal life

Supportive boss

Not working too many hours. Setting boundaries


Left the corporate environment & start my own business

I stick to the hours that I want but still do all my work

Flexibility in my hours & management style

Being determined

By setting boundaries and not being afraid to put in some extra hours at home if need be

Organization

Keeping the balance between my family and my career

Leaving at 5:00 literally even if i have to work home

Having a firm belief that work & family is equally important.

Being honest towards your boss

Setting boundaries for myself and sticking to them

Being able to accomplish my day-to-day duties

Knowing what I do & doing my work to the best of my ability

Boundaries

My flexible hours

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Work/Life Balance (cont’d)


not enough staff - requires long hours to get it all doneOverload of workpartially to blame; i have difficulty to say no, more staff required & firm philosophy needs to change.Work less hours to spend time with kidsbeing a little business hard to attract staff in BermudaWorking for a public company, training other people, meeting deadlinesnothing not meeting my own standards. keep my own balance to meet my goalslack of flexibility with work hoursnot enough time & the intensity of my work life.More personal then work. Me feeling that I need to take care of everybody else and putting myself last verse what's best for me.Deadlines...not enough staff...lack of understanding from the senior menI love to travel; full time limits that.I believe not having the ability to grow as fast as i want...because of lack of employees...expensive for businesses to operateflexible work schedulehealth situationflexible hoursThe field; need to consistently assist clients. work always intrudes somehow at home. clients in different time zonesTime-overload of worktime & pressure of demands of position & lack of appreciation of time required for position.work load & expectationsmanagement environment i work insenior management program so taking up lots of timeparticular job i have...politiciansoverload of workamount of time i have to give to work to make it successful

Perfectionist

my self....i have high standards

Overload of work

Volume of work

overload work

overload of work

Over load of work and deadlines

The need to bring home a paycheck the lack of flexible hours

Overload of work and meeting deadlines

over load of work

work load & demands in the public company

I usually cant decide what to sacrifice

Overload of work

Not always putting my family first

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One Thing Would Change About Workplace


need more middle management for proper supervision of employeesMake the organization more family orientated to make a better environmentTelecommunicatingHaving the staff be more motivated.consistent approach to opportunities to all employeesmore visible policies i.e. child bearing helping assist women with family & business life balanceRemove some restriction for expansion.more experienced staff.more recognition within the company.Over coming obstacles, change the structure of my dept.more diversity that comes to women & African Americans. from upper levels, open communication.Greater resources & great flexibilityto actually have an actual physical healthy location.Extra pair of hands & body to help me.Better managementOrganizations need to be more flexible.The staff, respect among all would be better.Flexible hoursMore employees & facilitywork environmentrecognition of womenamount of time i workbetter recognition of womenRacial discriminationthe political atmosphere

More advancements from work less politics

better communication between dept.

better expectations for work load & support

management style

that females respect each other more

more resources

change the office set up physically.

better if the 2 floors mingled more togetherthat everybody would share the same philosophy between work

finding qualifies staff

flexible hours

more flexibility with the hours

the ability to receive a promotion

improve the amount & quality for women

less politics

more responsibility in different areas

More openness that there is bias on a regular bases

More challenges

more Rewards

all staff treated equal

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One Thing Would Change About Workplace (cont’d)


male outlook on womenthe structure & the timeMore equipped facilityMore recognition of womenMore stafforganize the officesMore office space.Qualified staff that doesn't need trainingUpper management have better relationships with lower deptMore resources to do all the workbetter gymbetter staffInter dept communicationmore flexible hoursBetter communication between deptoffice PoliticsMore staffMore family orientated firmmore staffMore organized facilityreliable staffMy industry during the summer needs more staffMore reliable staff

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Work/Life Balance

A/B/C Significantly Higher/Lower Than Total At The 95% Confidence Level

Achieving balance in the workplace

Yes, tools that little business may use. For example human resources assistance in Bermuda.

Mentoring

The retirement plan for women

Balancing of personal & work

Empowerment of women

Finances for women

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What Would Like Current Organization To Do Differently To Help Promote The Professional & Personal Development Of Women

A/B/C Significantly Higher/Lower Than Total At The 95% Confidence Level

I don't think they should do something specific for women, that just emphasizes that men and women should be treated differently. However, flexible working hours for people(men or women) with children or daycare could be looked at.In actual fact, the company does. Depends all on the individual, because you will always come across challenges.They do promote developmentActually, they do a good job.greater supportflexible timeImplement policies that assist women. Especially family-wise; recognition of the playing field & tools to promoting women. Encouraging women.encourage the ability to work from homeThe firm does hold courses for both men & women i don't they should be just for women.Women utilize in areas that are not usually utilized in. To have a voice at the top to also be decision makers.Greater involvement in wider range of the company.Recognize the role they play.Develop more programs or networking in the companyGood representationMore flexible to peoples work stylesPay for courses to expand on skillsto pursue equal opportunitypromote them to execute; get them on executive programstructured mentoring programRecognitionEncourage more trainingPaid for workshopsmore recognitionrecognition of womenworkshops

Documents

- Research Results - July 2007 Prepared By: Bermuda Women’s Professional Conference