Unfireable™ Survey – Share Your Workplace Truth

Perceptions about the impact of age and gender at work

Have you felt that your age or gender affects how you are treated at work? *

Yes - Positively

Yes - Negatively

No noticeable difference

Please explain how your age or gender has affected how you’re treated at work.

Optional

Do you believe men and women face different challenges at work as they age? *

Yes

Please explain what differences you believe exist.

Optional

Personal Impact

Has menopause or perimenopause affected your workload, evaluation, or willingness to speak up in the workplace? *

Yes

Not applicable

How has experiencing or witnessing ageism or sexism at work affected your mental or emotional well-being? (Select all that apply) *

Increased stress or anxiety

Frequently second-guessing my capabilities

Working harder than necessary to prove my worth

Lower self-confidence

Trouble sleeping or other physical health effects

Considering leaving my organization or career altogether

No significant impact

Other (please specify in next question)

Please describe any other ways this has affected you. (Optional)

Do you feel you're on track in your career compared to where you'd hoped to be by now? *

Ahead of where I expected

Right where I expected

Behind where I expected

I didn’t have a clear expectation

How much control do you feel you personally have over climbing the career ladder in your current role or company? *

Compared to younger male colleagues in similar roles, how much control do you feel you have over advancement? *

More than younger male colleagues

About the same

Less than younger male colleagues

Not sure

Please describe what other factor(s) could have influenced your decision to stay. (Optional)

Have you recently been hired/promoted at your job? *

Yes

Were you hired/promoted into a lower level/title than peers doing substantially similar work? *

Yes

Unsure

Please tell us what happened.

Optional

Industry-Specific

Have you been advised - or felt pressure - to hide years of experience or adjust your resume/portfolio chronology to avoid age bias? *

Yes

N/A (I am under 40 years of age)

Support & Community

Do you have a trusted group of women you can talk to about your workplace experiences? *

Yes

I have one or two but not a group

When you think about connecting with other women who are also experiencing ageism and sexism while managing their careers, what would make that kind of community of connection feel genuinely valuable vs just another thing on your plate? (Optional)

In your view, what do you believe are the biggest challenges facing women as they age in the corporate workplace? (Select up to three) *

Inequities in pay/level

Being passed over for promotions

Discriminatory/disrespectful behavior in the workplace (talked over, excluded, forced out)

Underrepresentation of women over 40 in the workplace

Men protected over women in high level roles (especially during savings exercises/layoffs)

Harm linked to menopause/age transitions

Harm due to changes in physical appearance changes

AI bias in hiring/job ads (e.g. AI resume screeners downgrading women, job advertisements steering away from women/older ages)

Other (please specify next): _______________

Please describe any other inequities you’ve experienced or observed.

Which best describes your current career stage? *

What’s the biggest challenge or decision you're facing (or anticipate facing) with your career right now? What information or guidance would help you feel more confident navigating it? (Optional)

Would you like to receive early access to the survey findings and an invitation to our private community debrief circle to discuss the results? *

Yes

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Phone

Optional

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