More than one in two women would like to change jobs

What if the Great Resignations, which we have heard so much about since the start of the health crisis, hit women specifically?

An Ifop survey commissioned by Garance & moi, conducted in May 2022 among 1,004 employees, shows how women view career changewhat motivates them, but also what prevents them.

High dissatisfaction with work among women

The first fact that recalls: only one in four women is fully satisfied with her professional situation e more than one in two women (57%) think about retraining.

The survey identifies three main reasons for this desire elsewhere in the world of work: 64% of women who wish to undertake a professional retraining they are bored and frustrated professionally50% of them feel suffering at workand 43% need personal challenges.

Yes, you read that right: one in two women who wants to change jobs does so because she suffers. In another survey by Ipsos Sopra Steria for France TV and Radio France carried out last June and broadcast by FranceInfo, we discover a little more precisely the causes of this suffering at work, such as burnout, excessive workload or a harmful work environment.

What are the expectations of these respondents? For many of them (74%) retraining is synonymous with “personal and professional growth”from “Strengthening” (68%) or even “autonomy” (52%). Almost a third of them “Plan to leave the workforce”.

Persistent obstacles to the professional retraining of women

“We therefore clearly see a dilemma emerging in the professional aspirations of women, between safety and mobility, in connection with a more degraded professional experience (physically and psychologically) among women than among men”observes Chloé Tegny, head of studies at Ifop’s Corporate & Work Experience division.

Salary not valued but also “a greater propensity to stress and health problems at work” In her opinion, the brakes on redevelopment come into play.

Furthermore, the inequalities that place the burden of family management on the shoulders of women within heterosexual couples, but also the issue of parenting and the fact that the arrival of a child can impact career, are all factors. preventing those who wish to undertake new professional horizons.

The survey, however, did not examine the impact of the health crisis and how it may have changed the way we work, leading some to reconsider their career choices.

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