7th Annual Women in the Environmental Health & Safety Industry Survey

The Environmental Information Association conducts this survey to assess the current role of women in the environmental health and safety industry. We are surveying those of all gender identities (male, female, nonbinary, prefer not to answer) who work in this industry at various levels and capacities.
 
This survey is voluntary. You do not have to participate if you do not want to and you may withdraw from the survey at any time without penalty. You have the right to skip any question you do not wish to answer or feel uncomfortable answering. However, we hope you will give all of the questions your full consideration.
 
Demographic information such as name, email address, and gender identity will be connected to your responses, but any personally identifying information will be removed once the study is complete. The survey should take no more than 20 minutes to complete.
 
You must be age 18 or older to participate in this survey. For your participation, you will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Amazon gift card.
 
All information collected during this survey will be held in utmost confidentiality; only trained researchers will have access to your responses. The results of this survey may be used in reports, presentations, or publications, but your personally identifying information will not.
 
If you have any questions regarding this survey, please email info@eia-usa.org or call 301-961-4999. 

By clicking submit at the end of the survey, you are providing your voluntary consent to participate in this survey, which includes your acknowledgment that you are at least 18 years old. If you are not at least 18 years old or do not wish to participate in this survey, please do not complete this survey.

Please verify that you have checked the “I'm not a robot” checkbox.

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Role and experience
This section includes questions related to your role and experience in the industry and within your organization.

1. What is your position in your organization? Please check the one that best applies to your current position.

2. What is your discipline? Please check the one that best applies to your current organization/role.

Contractor
Consultant
Laboratory
Insurance
Legal
Trainer
Government
Education
Healthcare
Association
Other (describe in question below)

3. How many years have you been a part of this organization (in any capacity, not exclusively in your current position)? Please check one.

less than 1 to 3 years
4 to 6 years
7 to 9 years
10 to 15 years
16 or more years

4. How many years have you been a part of the environmental health and safety industry (in any capacity, not exclusively in your current organization)? Please check one.

less than 1 to 3 years
4 to 6 years
7 to 9 years
10 to 15 years
16 or more years

5. What is your current title?

6. What is your current salary range? Please select one.

under $29,000 per year
$30,000 - $39,000 per year
$40,000 - $59,000 per year
$60,000 - $79,000 per year
$80,000 - $89,000 per year
$90,000 - $119,000 per year
$120,000 - $149,000 per year
Greater than $150,000 per year

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Organization’s operation
This section includes questions related to the organization’s operation.

7. What is the current operating annual budget of your organization? Please check one.

under $99,000 per year
$100,000 - $199,000 per year
$200,000 - $299,000 per year
$300,000 - $499,000 per year
$500,000 - $999,000 per year
Greater than $1,000,000 per year

8. To your knowledge, how many employees does your organization currently have? Please check one.

1-5
6-10
11-15
16-25
26-50
Greater than 50

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Women’s roles and experience
This section includes questions related to women’s roles and experience, including yours, within your organization.

9. To your knowledge of the organization’s operation, is your current organization women-owned, or majority women-owned? Please check one.

Yes
No
Publicly traded company
Government/University
Nonprofit/Association
I do not know

10. To your knowledge, what is the percentage of executives/decision-makers in your organization who identify as female?

Less than 10%
10-25%
26-39%
40-59%
60-79%
80-100%

11. In your organization, does your direct supervisor/manager/director identify as female?

12. How many employees do you directly or indirectly oversee in your current role within your organization? Please check one.

0
1-5
6-10
11-20
Greater than 20

13. Please indicate when you received your most recent promotion. Please check one.

In the past 6 months
In the past year
In the past 2-5 years
In the past 6-10 years
It has been more than 10 years since I received a promotion
I have never received a promotion
This is not applicable because (please explain in question 13a below)

13a. If your most recent promotion is not applicable in question 13, please describe why.

14. Please indicate if you are expecting a promotion within the next year. Please check yes or no.

Yes
No
Not applicable

14a. Please explain the details of your promotion, your confidence, and your knowledge of the decision factors.

15. To your knowledge, does your current organization have a program or policy in place to actively recruit women in the environmental health and safety industry?

Yes
No
I don't know

15a. If yes to question 15, please describe.

16. To your knowledge, does your current organization have a program or policy in place to actively support women in the environmental health and safety industry in the advancement of their careers? Please check yes or no.

Yes
No
I don't know

16a. If yes to question 16, please describe.

17. On the following scale, how do you feel your organization prioritizes the advancement of women within the organization?

Not at all
Somewhat
Moderately
Substantially
They are extremely active in their advancement of women within this organization.

18. On the following scale, how active are you in mentoring/promoting other women in the environmental health and safety industry?

Not at all
Somewhat
Moderately
Substantially
I am extremely active in mentoring/promoting other women in the industry.

19. On the following scale, how certain do you feel in your job security in your current role in this organization?

Not secure at all
Tentatively secure
Moderately secure
Mostly secure
Entirely confident in my job security

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Participant demographics
This section includes questions related to the participants' demographics, following evolving survey research best practices in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Where possible, we have provided the opportunity to self-describe. For example, because sex assigned at birth does not define gender, respondents are given the opportunity to self-describe their gender identity. Participants may choose not to answer any question that may make them uncomfortable.

20. What is the sex you were assigned at birth?

21. Does your current gender identity match with the sex you were assigned at birth?

22. When thinking about gender identity and gender expression, how do you self identify?

23. Race is generally understood as grouping by physical characteristics, such as skin color. When thinking about race, how do you self-identify? That is, what word(s) do you use to describe your race? We will ask you about ethnicity in the next question.

24. Ethnicity, on the other hand, groups people by cultural expressions, such as customs, history, language, or religion. When thinking about ethnicity, how do you self-identify? Some people identify race and ethnicity in the same way.

25. What is your current age?

18 to 29
30 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 to 74
75 or older

26. What is your highest level of education?

High School
Some College
Four-year College graduate
Master’s Degree
Ph. D/Other Professional Degree

27. Please provide the state or province and country where you work.

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Industry Associations
This section includes questions related to your involvement in associations in the industry other than EIA.

28. Are you a member of any industry association(s) other than EIA?

Yes
No (skip to next section)
I don't know (skip to next section)

29. What is the name of the association(s)?

30. How has participation in that association(s) influenced your career?

31. To your knowledge, does that association(s) have a program or policy in place to actively support women in the environmental health and safety industry in the advancement of their careers?

Yes
No
I don't know

31a. If yes, please describe the program and/or policy.

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Conclusion

Please provide any additional thoughts you have about the current role of women in your organization, and in the environmental health and safety industry as a whole:

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