¹ The statistics are based on a series of surveys:
June 2020: Status and importance of diversity in Germany, 11,000 participants.
August 2020: UK and France comparative survey, 2,000 participants in UK, 1,500 in France.
March 2021: Mini-survey on women in decision-making positions on the occasion of International Women's Day 2021, 1,200 participants.
July 2021: Gender and Language in
Recruiting and job advertisements, 5,100 participants.
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
Multiple answers were possible.
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Where companies have to catch up when it comes to diversity in Germany 2021
According to a report by StepStone in 2021, almost ** percent of respondents German companies needed to catch up with workplace diversity throught the promotion of older employees. Around ** percent of people thought equal opportunity of promotions was something needed to be improved.
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StepStone. (August 31, 2021). Where do you think German companies have to catch up when it comes to diversity? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 19, 2026, from /statistics/1407000/catching-up-diversity-germany/
StepStone. "Where do you think German companies have to catch up when it comes to diversity?." Chart. August 31, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 19, 2026. /statistics/1407000/catching-up-diversity-germany/
StepStone. (2021). Where do you think German companies have to catch up when it comes to diversity?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 19, 2026. /statistics/1407000/catching-up-diversity-germany/
StepStone. "Where Do You Think German Companies Have to Catch up When It Comes to Diversity?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Aug 2021, /statistics/1407000/catching-up-diversity-germany/
StepStone, Where do you think German companies have to catch up when it comes to diversity? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1407000/catching-up-diversity-germany/ (last visited July 19, 2026)
Where do you think German companies have to catch up when it comes to diversity? [Graph], StepStone, August 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1407000/catching-up-diversity-germany/
