Results of Conec Coach Women's Survey

[Jennifer Gibbons-Joseph]

Welcome to Conec Coach - 'The Power of You' ProBoards forum!

Since Conec’s aim is to help transform women’s lives and reduce stress levels, we conducted an on-line survey among women, to get feedback on how they feel about certain aspects of their lives.

Below is a summary of the survey results.

Tell us how you feel about these responses and any topics that you would want us address. Feel free to also join in our on-going discussions.

1. What aspect of your life would you like to improve?

Career 10 - 30%
Financial 16 - 48%
Relationship 2 - 6%
Lifestyle 5 - 15%

2. What is your greatest fear?

Being alone 4 -12%
Becoming critically ill 15 - 45%
Having no money 14 - 42%

3. How do you handle conflict?

With anger 2 - 6%
With control 16 - 44%
Walk away 18 - 50%

4. What do you do for fun and relaxation?

Hang out 13 - 38%
Take a vacation 6 - 18%
Enjoy a hobby 9 - 26%
Do nothing 6 - 18%

5. What would make you REALLY happy?

Being Loved 9 - 28%
Wealth 3 - 9%
Ideal job 6 - 19%
Having freedom 14 - 44%



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[Patrice Charles]

Hi, thanks for inviting me to engage in this discussion. Its very interesting that in question 1, most of the women in the survey want to improve their financial situation in life. I'm also in this category. This reminds me of the fact that women are generally paid less than men for the same job. 

[Nneka]

Hi Jennifer, the results of this survey is very interesting especially number 5 where the number 1 response was having freedom over being loved or wealth.

[Jennifer Gibbons-Joseph]

Thanks for participating. I am so happy to use this easy & friendly forum to get women to make linkages and be empowered by each other. I felt this survey results was a great way to start. Encourage your friends to be part of these discussions. There are so many matters to discuss.
Jennifer

[Cheryll Messam]

Jennifer, thanks for sharing this information and space with us. Based on respondents response to Q5 indicating a strong desire for "Freedom" as a basis for happiness, it would be interesting to learn in greater detail, how women define freedom.

[Nichelle Dottin-John]

Hi Jennifer,
I highly commend your use of this forum to have open and candid discussion about issues pertinent to women. Genius I say!
It would be rather interesting to note the age bracket of the individuals who responded to your survey....as I am convinced that, depending on each person's age, experience, life stage and developmental transitions, that the answers for each category would vary significantly.
Kudos to you for attempting a research project as this.....very often, we fail to invest in gathering relevant data and adequate statistics for us here in Trinidad & Tobago....and we heavily rely on the statistics of North America & Europe.
Hats off to you Jen! And keep a lively discussion going!

[Jennifer Gibbons-Joseph]

Thanks Cheryl, I actually used this question in a trivia game we played recently at Conec's garden tea party and the majority of the female guests also answered 'Freedom'. The concensus from those who chose this answer, was that you can have all the money,a great career and the love from others, but if you don't have the freedom to make decisions,to do the things you enjoy and be who your own person, then you would be living an unhappy and unfufilled life.
Would love to hear the views from others on this. What do you think?

[Belinda MJ.Brown]

Hi Jennifer, That's very interesting information. Was this survey conducted in the Caribbean? I am amazed to see the potential those individuals have if they work with you. It seems many of them are at this time in a level 1 catabolic energy.

Like Cheryll, I would love to know how women define freedom. As a woman, global citizen, I define freedom as having the mindset to choose how I feel.

[Jennifer Gibbons-Joseph]

Hi Belinda, thanks for joining the discussion. This was a random survey done on-line to a small segment of females in Trinidad. I plan to do a Caribbean sample soon. In my response to Cheryl, I stated how some women defined freedom, which is similiar to how you feel, being able to make their own decision and choosing how they want to live. Clearly these are independent women, highly motivated to attain their goals.
Let's hear how other women feel, as they join in the discussion.

[Jennifer Gibbons-Joseph]

Nichelle thanks for your compliment and support. In response to your comments, we did not have a category for age, but believe that most respondents were between 30-50. Although I agree that depending on the life stage a person is at, their needs and priority would vary , I'm not sure if the answers to questions 1 & 4 would've been any different.
What do you think?

[Allison Henry-Clarke]

Jennifer,the responses were very interesting and eye opening. Your role as an Empowerment Coach shows the importance of conducting these forums to get women to express themselves accordingly. As a fellow Entrepreneur, I have participated in your sessions and understand fully the need to be part of these forums and to have you as a Coach.

[Jennifer Gibbons-Joseph]

Thanks Allison,for your endorsement of Conec's women empowerment forums.I believe the most effective way of giving support is having forums where we can meet up and share ideas. I am really excited to have this platform to connect to more women, especially the busy ones, who can now join in at anytime.

[Colleen Cameron]

Women are often said to be our worst enemy so it's heartening to see this inititiave where we can all objectively contribute and learn from each others' lessons and expertise. Kudos to CONEC!

[Patrice Charles]

I define freedom by having the right to equal treatment in relation to men. Generally in T&T society, women are not 'free' like men with regards to carrying out domestic responsibilities. Also, we are not free to roam as we please like men do. So, I look at societal gender roles and norms and as Colleen said above, women can be our worst enemies in regards to 'policing' the morality of other women; judging other women too harshly, instead of being compassionate. If we band together, in understanding and compassion, we will gain greater freedom.