Today's post is a bit off-topic, since it doesn't focus on Portfolio Management but on Women in PM. I found a combined interview in Project Management Today to Manon Bradley, Sarah Colemna and Teri Okoro, all of them highly experienced project managers. It may be a bit old, before the #MeToo movement, yet the content is still very interesting and makes us think about the role of women in PM, what is happening now and what comes next.
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Besides, it is not only about how many women work in project management roles or how to achieve a better equality, but it includes the figures from a report about Diversity and Retention. The numbers are quite striking:
- Just 28% of surveyed project managers said they are happy in their current jobs.
- 67% of project managers are actively looking for a new job.
- 55% of project managers seeking a new position report that “finding opportunities that align with their skills and experience” is their greatest challenge.
- 46% of those seeking new posts believe that the “remuneration levels on offer are too low”.
- 75% of working projects managers have not received a pay rise above the rate of inflation this year (93% of project managers working in the public sector).
- 74% of private sector respondents anticipate some level of growth in their current organisation during 2014.
- 55% of respondent involved in recruiting programme and project managers in 2014 reported that filling roles has been difficult due to a lack of suitable applicants and restrictions on available remuneration.
These results are from 2014, yet they look a bit discouraging. It's one more reason to focus on the education to be a good project manager, and try to get the most out of one's skills. As one of the interviewees says, "There’s a lot more awareness and recognition around
project management as a skill and a function and
how it can help to move organisations towards where
they want to go. It’s no longer just about construction
and heavy industry."
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