| 1. Does our sector do enough to encourage women to join and retain them? |
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Yes |
10.7% |
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No |
14.3% |
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Getting Better |
75.0% |
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| 2. Does our Sector do enough to make Senior (Director & Board) positions, achievable goals for women? |
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Yes |
7.1% |
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No |
50.0% |
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Getting Better |
42.9% |
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| 3. How did you enter our Sector? |
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| Encouraged by family and friends |
3.6% |
| Encouraged through education |
14.3% |
| By chance |
71.4% |
| Always knew that this was what I wanted to do |
10.7% |
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| 4. Will the new Government be good or bad for our Sector? |
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Better |
3.6% |
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Worse |
60.7% |
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No Different |
35.7% |
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| 5. Do you think that the new Government will make being a working woman |
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Better |
3.6% |
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Worse |
50.0% |
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No Different |
46.4% |
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| 6. Do you think that parenting is a relevant business skill? |
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Yes |
75.0% |
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No |
10.7% |
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Don't Know |
14.3% |
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| 7. What qualities do you value most in the workplace? (Please select 3) |
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Integrity |
53.6% |
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Vision |
35.7% |
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Honesty |
46.4% |
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Focus |
35.7% |
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Making a difference |
35.7% |
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Charisma |
3.6% |
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Communication |
71.4% |
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Work ethic |
25.0% |
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Caring |
3.6% |
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Respect |
32.1% |
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| 8. How many of the following do you think describe our Sector? |
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| Visionary, inspiring, courageous, going somewhere |
28.6% |
| Human and socially conscious |
53.6% |
| Motivating and supportive |
25.0% |
| Empowering |
28.6% |
| None of the above |
10.7% |
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| 9. Who do you admire in our sector - male or female - and why? |
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| 1. Deborah White, Housing and Communities Director of West Kent for her combination of leadership, inspiration, vision, hard work, fun personality, passion, compassion, belief and commitment to our sector. |
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| 2. Both male and female, it is not about your sex it is about the individual and their contribution to the sector that counts. |
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| 3. Sandi Rhys Jones - one of the women who has made it to the top on merit. Fiona Alfred - has directed Women in Property through many years. |
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| 4. Any housing officer, i did the job 20 years ago and admire anyone who is doing the work now in much more difficult circumstances. |
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| 5. I don't admire her exactly, but I think my current line manager does her job well, within her limited defnition of her job. |
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| 6. Anyone who is willing to rise above the entrenched attitudes and to try to make a real cultural and attitudinal difference. Most people work in this sector all their lives, we still have many learned behaviours from the last 30 years or more. Change is a very slow process, but a lot has improved in the last 10 years. |
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| 7. All those with the courage to share their vision for the benefit of the sector. |
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| 8. Anyone who is focused and balanced. |
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| 9. Charmaine Young - intelligent, focused, informed, inclusive. |
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| 10. All women I meet as they are so dedicated. |
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| 11. Sarah Webb as she has great focus and determination. |
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| 12. My director Maggie McCann - an inspiring role model for women in the sector. |
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| 13. Rod Cahill CEO Catalyst Housing Group |
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| 10. How would you promote working in the Sector to young women considering it as a career? (Please select 3) |
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| Flexible working hours / Good work life balance |
46.4% |
| Good salary and other benefits |
53.6% |
| Promotion opportunities / chance to go as far as you want |
53.6% |
| Prestige and status |
10.7% |
| The chance to make a difference |
85.7% |
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