Women Entrepreneurs Survey

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Questionnaire for women-led and/or women managed businesses

I. Personal Information

1. Which Age category do you belong to?

Less than 20

20 to 29

30 to 39

40 to 49

50 to 59

60 or above

2. What is your marital status

3. Do you have Children?

4. If yes, how many?

Clear selection

5. How old are they ?

Under the age of 6

Between the age of 7 and 17

Older than 18

6. How many children live at home with you?

Clear selection

7. Do you have help with kids at home (e.g. maid, grandparents, etc.)?

8. Which of the following best describes your level of education attained?

Primary education

Secondary education

Apprenticeship

Tertiary (University or college education)

Clear selection

9. Have you attended any professional/vocational education / training?

Yes

Clear selection

10. Are you an entrepreneur (this includes self-employed people as well)?

Yes

Clear selection

11. If not, do you have a leading (managerial) position in your enterprise/organisation?

Yes

Clear selection

12. Please indicate your exact position in your organisation

II. Enterprise Information

13. What is the size of your enterprise?

14. What is the percentage of women in your company?

15. What is your sector of activities? Try to use the relevant NACE classification: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html

16. Do you consider the sector you are working in to be male or female dominated ?

17. At what age did you start your own business?

18. Have you always worked for yourself (yes) or have you been an employee once (no)?

Yes

Clear selection

19. If no, how many employers did you have before starting your own business?

20. Is your present business the first Business you own?

Yes

Clear selection

21. If no, what happened to the enterprise(s) you have owned previoulsy?

Went out of business

Still successful

Have been sold

Other:

Clear selection

22. How was your Company founded?

23. When you started your business, what were the main obstacles you faced?

no obstacles

self-confidence (believing in your abilities)

financial questions (raising capital)

lack of information / advice on how to start an enterprise

finding the right contacts for your business venture

combining family and work life

others

Clear selection

24. What made you start your own business?

income

did not want to work for others, wanted to be my own boss

want for control and freedom to make my own decisions

social status

self – achievement, implementation of own ideas

confidence in the products / services offered

better and free time management

other reasons

Clear selection

25. What are the main obstacles you are facing now in the running of your business?

no obstacles

combining family and work life

liquidity and other financial problems

no time for training / upgrading skills

gaining the acceptance/ respect of people (internally and externally)

bureaucracy

others

Clear selection

26. How many hours per week do you dedicate to your business?

27. Which of the following situations – if any - did you face in running your business ?

Not at all

To some extent

To a large extent

Fully

Lack of confidence in your capabilities by male business partners

Lack of confidence in your capabilities by female business partners

Lack of acceptance by your business environement

Lack of confidence from financial institutions

Lack of acceptance of your role by society in general

Other situations

Not at all

To some extent

To a large extent

Fully

Lack of confidence in your capabilities by male business partners

Lack of confidence in your capabilities by female business partners

Lack of acceptance by your business environement

Lack of confidence from financial institutions

Lack of acceptance of your role by society in general

Other situations

Clear selection

28. What should be done to improve the situation of women in male-dominated jobs and sectors?

More information about the jobs and the sectors

Better career counselling/professional guidance services

Promote an open approach from kindergarten onwards

Encouragement at school to go into male sectors/jobs

Promotion of role models (successful women in male dominated sectors) in the media

Work life balance

Compatibility of family and career

Other

29. Do these statements apply to you ?

Not at all

To some extent

To a large extent

Fully

It would have been easier to me to access my current position if I was a man

I have to pay much more attention to my physical appearance/attractiveness compared to men if I wish to be successful in my career

It would have been easier for me to get professional advancement if I was a man

Pregnancy and motherhood have been / are or will be obstacles to my career/financial advancement

Women are very well educated. But there is different treatment with the same qualification of man and woman.

Not at all

To some extent

To a large extent

Fully

It would have been easier to me to access my current position if I was a man

I have to pay much more attention to my physical appearance/attractiveness compared to men if I wish to be successful in my career

It would have been easier for me to get professional advancement if I was a man

Pregnancy and motherhood have been / are or will be obstacles to my career/financial advancement

Women are very well educated. But there is different treatment with the same qualification of man and woman.

Clear selection

30. Which of the following measures to promote the careers of women are currently being applied in your company?

specific training programmes

transparent career opportunities/promotions

active commitment of the company to the promotion of women’s careers

formal career plans for women and men

Measures for family friendliness

Encouragement of qualified women in the case of a vacancy for a management position

Preferential admission of women

Mentoring / Cross-Mentoring

Promotion of company-internal networks

Promotion of external company networks

Offering digitalisation (e.g. teleworking, e-learning)

Other

31. From your point of view: What are the reasons for the under-representation of women in companies?

male-dominated industry

too few women with technical training

too few applications from women

too little encouragement for women to take on leadership responsibilities

difficulties in reconciling family and working life

long working hours as a prerequisite for advancement

women are less willing to work overtime

too little interest of women in careers

Too little (leadership) experience

Women are not approached for opportunities (lack of networks)

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