Video: Gender Gap in Requests for Pay and Promotions

Indeed surveyed 2,000 American adults in December 2020 to find out how the pandemic is impacting workers’ feelings about asking for benefits like pay and promotion. Specifically, we compared respondents’ comfort levels now with asking for a benefit versus their comfort before COVID-19, paying particular attention to how these attitudes differed along gender lines.
Hear from Indeed economist AnnElizabeth Konkel for an overview of her findings.
AnnElizabeth Konkel is an Economist at the Indeed Hiring Lab with a focus on the US labor market. Previously she worked at DAI, an international development company. While there, she assisted on a multi-million dollar USAID project promoting women’s equality in Afghanistan. AnnElizabeth has also worked at the Middle East Institute and the Hudson Institute. AnnElizabeth holds an M.A. in International Economics from American University’s School of International Service and holds a B.A. in History from Mount Holyoke College.