The relationship between gender equality activity in organizations and employee perceptions of equality
A persistent unexplained gender wage gap exists in Iceland and women are still in a minority as directors, chairs of boards and board members within organizations. Organizations are required by law to have a gender equality statement, but in addition they may be taking various proactive actions towa...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/795 2023-05-15T16:48:20+02:00 The relationship between gender equality activity in organizations and employee perceptions of equality Einarsdottir, Arney Olafsdottir, Katrin Nesaule, Laura Viðskiptafræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Business Administration (UI) Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Social Sciences (UI) Viðskiptadeild (HR) School of Business (RU) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland Háskólinn í Reykjavík Reykjavik University 2018-06-25 37-54 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/795 https://doi.org/10.24122/tve.a.2018.15.1.2 en eng Viðskiptafræðideild og hagfræðideild Háskóla Íslands, viðskiptafræðideild Háskólans í Reykjavík og Seðlabanki Íslands Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál;15(1) 1670-4444 1670-4851 (eISSN) https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/795 Research in applied business and economics Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál doi:10.24122/tve.a.2018.15.1.2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Gender equality Gender equality statement Organizational equality Employee perceptions of equality Jafnréttismál Launajafnrétti Stjórnendur Starfsfólk Viðhorfskannanir info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/795 https://doi.org/10.24122/tve.a.2018.15.1.2 2022-11-18T06:51:38Z A persistent unexplained gender wage gap exists in Iceland and women are still in a minority as directors, chairs of boards and board members within organizations. Organizations are required by law to have a gender equality statement, but in addition they may be taking various proactive actions towards equality. However, little knowledge exists on whether these actions lead to more positive perceptions of equality amongst employees. The main objective of this study is therefore to study the relationship between organizational gender equality activity (existence of a gender equality statement and Organizational Equality Maturity (OEM)) and employee perceptions of equality, as well as to explore whether minimum legally required actions and OEM have a positive influence on employees in the workplace. This is the first study in Iceland to evaluate organizational equality activity against employees’ perceptions of equality. The study was executed at two levels and is time-lagged, first among 35 HRM managers and then a few months later among 1041 employees in the same 35 organizations. The results show that when organizations reach higher Organizational Equality Maturity, employee perceptions of gender equality in the workplace are positively influenced. The influence is primarily on employee perceptions of top management and on hiring and promotional activities. The results contribute towards a better understanding of how gender equality activity in organizations affects employees, which has practical implications for management and HRM practitioners. Peer Reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál 15 1 37 54 |
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Gender equality Gender equality statement Organizational equality Employee perceptions of equality Jafnréttismál Launajafnrétti Stjórnendur Starfsfólk Viðhorfskannanir Einarsdottir, Arney Olafsdottir, Katrin Nesaule, Laura The relationship between gender equality activity in organizations and employee perceptions of equality |
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A persistent unexplained gender wage gap exists in Iceland and women are still in a minority as directors, chairs of boards and board members within organizations. Organizations are required by law to have a gender equality statement, but in addition they may be taking various proactive actions towards equality. However, little knowledge exists on whether these actions lead to more positive perceptions of equality amongst employees. The main objective of this study is therefore to study the relationship between organizational gender equality activity (existence of a gender equality statement and Organizational Equality Maturity (OEM)) and employee perceptions of equality, as well as to explore whether minimum legally required actions and OEM have a positive influence on employees in the workplace. This is the first study in Iceland to evaluate organizational equality activity against employees’ perceptions of equality. The study was executed at two levels and is time-lagged, first among 35 HRM managers and then a few months later among 1041 employees in the same 35 organizations. The results show that when organizations reach higher Organizational Equality Maturity, employee perceptions of gender equality in the workplace are positively influenced. The influence is primarily on employee perceptions of top management and on hiring and promotional activities. The results contribute towards a better understanding of how gender equality activity in organizations affects employees, which has practical implications for management and HRM practitioners. Peer Reviewed |
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Viðskiptafræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Business Administration (UI) Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Social Sciences (UI) Viðskiptadeild (HR) School of Business (RU) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland Háskólinn í Reykjavík Reykjavik University |
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