Shocking stats have exposed that the 'average woman' gets mansplained to six times during a working week – but men believe they are just 'coming on too strong'.

A new study of 2,000 employed women examined the modern workforce and the uphill battles women in the workplace frequently face.

Two in five women have been told by male colleagues they “come on too strong”, whilst three in four women think they are underpaid for the position they are working in.

The study, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Self, also found that the 'average woman' is mansplained to six times per working week, leaving three in five women thinking men don’t even realize what they are doing.

A spokesperson for Self, said: “To thrive at work, women want fundamental things like safety and the support needed to get their jobs done.

"Equal pay and benefits like childcare and flexibility for working parents (not just moms) shouldn’t be considered radical requests.

"Ultimately, empowering women in the workplace can be good for both women and their employers, it doesn’t have to be an either-or situation.”

Alongside believing they should have better benefits, the average woman polled thinks she should be making $11,631.35 more annually and results also revealed they suspect their male counterparts are making $8,964.06 more on an annual basis.

And 65 percent don’t think their company provides the same opportunities for women as their male co-workers, whilst 32 percent say their current company has no female supervisors, leaving 62 percent not expecting to stay with their employer due to lack of growth opportunities.

However, the top reason women will not stay with their employer is due to the rise of the #MeToo movement, causing women to refuse to put up with any sort of harassment.

A lack of work flexibility came in second place, while unequal pay, lack of consistent enforcement of company policies and lack of company transparency rounded out the top five.

Additionally 45 percent desire equal pay, 44 percent say their ideal workplace has flexibility for working parents, 42 percent want to see generous maternity leave followed by 39 percent wanting generous paternity leave with seven in 10 women also believing paternity leave should be just as long as maternity leave.

Once returning to work, 42 percent wish their workplace or building had childcare to help make parenting easier, and two in five think employers should provide a stipend for childcare while 45 percent
think a more flexible work-from-home policy to watch kids at home is needed.

The spokesperson for Self added: “At a certain point, there’s only so much more women can do on their own to improve their financial futures.

"Sure, we can save money and pay down debt, but it would be easier to do those things if women consistently received the same resources and opportunities as men.”

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