According to a recent survey, a considerable amount of respondents in the G7 countries faced several uncomfortable situations during the course of their professional life. Almost 40 percent of them, in fact, reported having felt a lack of capacity to take on a position of responsibility at least once in their life. The same was true for avoiding new professional responsibilities for fear of not having enough time to do everything. It is important to note that the percentage of women who confronted these issues was considerably higher than that of men.
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Ipsos. (November 24, 2020). Have you encountered the following situations during your professional life? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220325/difficulties-encountered-in-professional-life-in-g7-countries/
Ipsos. "Have you encountered the following situations during your professional life?." Chart. November 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220325/difficulties-encountered-in-professional-life-in-g7-countries/
Ipsos. (2020). Have you encountered the following situations during your professional life?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220325/difficulties-encountered-in-professional-life-in-g7-countries/
Ipsos. "Have You Encountered The following Situations during Your Professional Life?." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220325/difficulties-encountered-in-professional-life-in-g7-countries/
Ipsos, Have you encountered the following situations during your professional life? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220325/difficulties-encountered-in-professional-life-in-g7-countries/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Have you encountered the following situations during your professional life? [Graph], Ipsos, November 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220325/difficulties-encountered-in-professional-life-in-g7-countries/