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Who We Heard From

Gender

Women71%Men25%Non-binary/other gender5%

Race

Whi t e 64% POC⁴ 36%

Race & Ethnicity Detail, by Gender5

AsianNative American or Alaska NativeMENAWhiteBlackLatinxNative Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderMultiracial

* Study participants were able to select all identities that applied, resulting in overall data sums that exceeded 100%. Visualization components are normalized but data are not.

Overall

8%8%12%1%<1%6%2%78%

Men

6%11%12%1%5%1%2%77%

Non-binary/other gender

12%12%1%1%15%9%72%

Women

<1%9%8%79%12%1%6%2%

Employment Basis

Full-timePart-time or temporary86%14%100%

Generation

MillenialsGen XBaby BoomersGen Z47%32%14%7%50%

Seniority

Experienced Non-ManagerManagerEntry LevelDirector Level46%27%13%9%Executive6%50%

Department

AdministrationPublic EngagementBuilding Operations42%27%24%Collections33%Communications15%50%

Average Tenure

10.6 years
in the field
  • 12 years
    Men
  • 10 years
    Women
  • 3 years
    Non-binary/other gender
  • 11 years
    white workers
  • 8 years
    POC workers
7 years
at current institution
  • 9 years
    Men
  • 7 years
    Women
  • 2 years
    Non-binary/other gender
  • 8 years
    white workers
  • 5 years
    POC workers
  1. ^ POC (people of color) is used throughout this report when presenting the binary between white workers and everybody else.
  2. ^ We use the following racial/ethnic categories for brevity: Asian (Asian or Asian American); Black (Black or African American); Latinx (Hispanic or Latina/o/x); MENA (Middle Eastern or North African); Native American or Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; white (white or European American). Please see the Glossary of Terms for more details.