87%
26%
18%
21%
of respondents say men
expressing strong opinions at
work are viewed as leaders and
confident
say women expressing
strong opinions at work are
viewed as aggressive or
overbearing
say women and girls
are expected to be
accommodating and
emotional
say men and boys are
expected to be confident
and tough
3 in 4 workers
suffering burnout
Many women
cite gender bias
Slow computers
among tech obstacles
Men and women differ when it comes to appropriate behaviour
An online survey of more than 1,000 Canadians revealed some discrepancies in how
women and men view certain conduct at work, and the vulnerability women still feel in the
workplace:
More than seven in 10 Canadians have had
to deal with at least one dreaded IT issue on
the job, according to an online survey of 1,500
people by TOPdesk Canada. The top technical
obstacles faced by survey respondents:
More than three-quarters (79%) of
employees are suffering from some
level of burnout at work, with 40%
experiencing moderate-to-severe
burnout, according to the O.C. Tanner
2020 Global Culture Report. The
company surveyed 20,088 workers
at companies in 15 countries. The
leading factors that increase employee
burnout?
Seven in 10 Canadian women say
they have experienced inequality in
their lifetime because they are female,
according to a survey of 1,452 women
by Plan International Canada:
Fighting fraud
Antitrust, insider trading, tax fraud, money
laundering and bribery and corruption are the
top five costliest frauds in terms of direct losses,
according to a PwC survey of more than 5,000
businesses in 99 countries.
39%
say external perpetrators are the main source
of their economic crime incidents
35%
say fraud committed by customers tops the
list of all crimes experienced
20%
say vendors or suppliers are the source of
their most disruptive external fraud
It is acceptable to ask a colleague on a date 29% 40%
It is acceptable to tell sexual stories or jokes in the workplace 10% 18%
It is acceptable to hug someone if they are crying: 78% 68%
48%
receiving less recognition
26%
decreased work-life balance
21%
decreased sense of belonging at work
18%
the perception that the bottom line is
more important than people
43%
have had their computer run too slowly
39%
have experienced slow or disabled
internet access
30%
been unable to print anything
18%
have been locked out due to
unsuccessful login attempts (14% from
CAPS lock)
25%
have had their computer shut down
unexpectedly
19%
have deleted files by mistake
Women Men
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