Sixty percent of respondents said that they felt that advancement was slower than for their male counterparts (by an average of 2.7 years) and of those one-quarter said "there is no hope of promotion-ever." Also, few women take the legally permitted leave after the birth of a child, mainly because they do not believe that employers will really hold their jobs and responsibilities open for them until they return.
有六成的職場女性認為升遷速度比起男性平均慢二・七年，其中有四分之一的受訪者甚至悲觀地認為「這輩子都沒有希望升遷」。