Kynjakvótar og mögulegar hindranir á leið kvenna til æðstu stjórnunar
The main goal of the article is twofold. On the one hand to analyse the attitude towards gender quotas and gender balance in business management. On the other hand to understand which barriers women face on the way to top-level positions. We use three datasets; a telephone survey based on national r...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:43703cd8cc004237ad8c29890cc622f7 2023-05-15T16:47:38+02:00 Kynjakvótar og mögulegar hindranir á leið kvenna til æðstu stjórnunar Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir Margrét Þorvaldsdóttir 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/43703cd8cc004237ad8c29890cc622f7 IS ice Icelandic Sociological Association http://www.thjodfelagid.is/index.php/Th/article/view/45/pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1670-875X https://doaj.org/toc/1670-8768 1670-875X 1670-8768 https://doaj.org/article/43703cd8cc004237ad8c29890cc622f7 Íslenska þjóðfélagið: The Icelandic Society, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 57-76 (2012) Gender quotas managerial boards gender balance management Iceland Social sciences (General) H1-99 article 2012 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T08:16:41Z The main goal of the article is twofold. On the one hand to analyse the attitude towards gender quotas and gender balance in business management. On the other hand to understand which barriers women face on the way to top-level positions. We use three datasets; a telephone survey based on national register, a questionnaire among managers and interviews with managers and board members. The results show that even if managers and people in general see it as important to increase the number of women in economic decision-making, there is some scepticism towards gender quotas, especially among male managers. We also see gender differences in the view of what explains the fact that fewer women than men belong to the top leadership of business. As Iceland is the second country in the world to implement a law on gender quota in company boards, it is important to research the effects of the legislation and to see if, for example, the quotas result in more women being promoted to leading positions in business in general. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Kvenna ENVELOPE(18.430,18.430,69.216,69.216) |
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The main goal of the article is twofold. On the one hand to analyse the attitude towards gender quotas and gender balance in business management. On the other hand to understand which barriers women face on the way to top-level positions. We use three datasets; a telephone survey based on national register, a questionnaire among managers and interviews with managers and board members. The results show that even if managers and people in general see it as important to increase the number of women in economic decision-making, there is some scepticism towards gender quotas, especially among male managers. We also see gender differences in the view of what explains the fact that fewer women than men belong to the top leadership of business. As Iceland is the second country in the world to implement a law on gender quota in company boards, it is important to research the effects of the legislation and to see if, for example, the quotas result in more women being promoted to leading positions in business in general. |
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Kynjakvótar og mögulegar hindranir á leið kvenna til æðstu stjórnunar |
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Kynjakvótar og mögulegar hindranir á leið kvenna til æðstu stjórnunar |
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Kynjakvótar og mögulegar hindranir á leið kvenna til æðstu stjórnunar |
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Kynjakvótar og mögulegar hindranir á leið kvenna til æðstu stjórnunar |
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