Analysis of performance review HR data. Super interesting.
I think they used data from their product, but it’s not really clear where the data from the 23,000 reviews came from. In their 2023 survey they used both review data and survey data.
The Rightstack Research DB
Who gets the most useless feedback at work?
Your top performers get the lowest-quality feedback, and it's worst for high-performing women
Average word count per review cycle
Textio’s latest data on workplace bias reveals that organizations’ highest performers—who have the most job options and expect the greatest career support—are also getting the least helpful feedback. We also found that race and gender have a significant impact on the feedback that people internalize—and they’re more likely to internalize feedback that aligns with social stereotypes.
Women are negatively stereotyped up to 7x more often than men
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7 x
Women are 7 times more likely than men to internalize negative stereotypes of themselves like “emotional”
2 x
White and Asian people are 2 times more likely to be positively stereotyped as “intelligent” compared to Hispanic/Latino and Black people
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Men are 4 times more likely than people of other genders to be positively stereotyped as “likable”
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