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Technology Science Research (Female) 2020

The technology, science and research benchmark covers organizations that employ staff in the research, design, manufacture, distribution and sales of technology and science oriented products and services. This benchmark only includes Women employees. We use woman and man because most of our customers are using binary options.

  • Emerging

    Benchmark status

We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.

Data provided by Culture Amp

Industry breakdown

  • Pharmaceuticals

    59%

  • Medical Devices

    18%

  • Biotechnology

    11%

  • Chemicals

    7%

  • Research

    5%

Region breakdown

  • North America

    64%

  • Europe

    17%

  • Oceania

    13%

  • Asia

    5%

  • MEA

    1%

Are employees committed to their organizations?

Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.

72% of Technology Science Research (Female) employees are engaged

This is in the top 46% compared with the overall average.


The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 15 and is in the bottom 36% compared with the overall average.

Understanding the engagement questions

Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.

I am proud to work for [Company]

87%

1% above global average

[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere

70%

1% above global average

I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time

64%

1% above global average

I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work

82%

Same as global average

I rarely think about looking for a job at another company

55%

Same as global average

The highest scoring question for Technology Science Research had 88% of Women agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (-1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.


Women in Technology Science Research were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 24% of people disagreeing (+4% above average).

How long do people stay?

In the short term, 20% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+0% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 11% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-1% compared to overall).

The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.

1

I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me

72% favorable

Alignment & Involvement
2

I have confidence in the leaders at [Company]

70% favorable

Leadership
3

My manager is a great role model for employees

75% favorable

Management
Average Glassdoor ratings

We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.

Overall Rating

3.5 stars (-0.3)

Culture and Values

3.6 stars (-0.3)

Work Life Balance

3.6 stars (-0.2)

Compensation and Benefits

3.5 stars (-0.1)

Career Opportunities

3.2 stars (-0.3)

Recommend to Friend

63.0% (-8)

CEO Approval

87.0% (+3)

Are staff empowered with results?

Organizations in the Technology Science Research (Female) benchmark on average gave 9% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is below the overall average of 10% and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark are more likely to share via offline and traditional formats.

An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).



  • Global average


    10%

  • Technology Science Research (Female)


    9%



  • How does Technology Science Research (Female) compare?

    Women in Technology Science Research were much more positive than average regarding Decision Making and Innovation.


    On the lower side, Women in Technology Science Research had much lower favorable scores than average in Feedback & Recognition, Voice, and Service & Quality Focus.

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