Gender Balance in Executive Management: Top-Managers' Understanding of Barriers and Solutions from the Demand–Supply Perspective
Publisher's version (útgefin grein) The under-representation of women in executive management stands in contrast to their educational attainment, and labor market participation in most countries. This paper examines to what degree top-managers in the gender equal states, Iceland and Norway, agr...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/880 2023-05-15T16:49:24+02:00 Gender Balance in Executive Management: Top-Managers' Understanding of Barriers and Solutions from the Demand–Supply Perspective Axelsdóttir, Laufey Halrynjo, Sigtona Stjórnmálafræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Political Science (UI) Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Social Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland 2018 287-314 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/880 https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxy012 en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society;25(2) http://academic.oup.com/sp/article-pdf/25/2/287/25017276/jxy012.pdf Axelsdóttir, L., & Halrynjo, S. (2018). Gender Balance in Executive Management: Top-Managers' Understanding of Barriers and Solutions from the Demand–Supply Perspective. Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, 25(2), 287-314. doi:10.1093/sp/jxy012 1072-4745 1468-2893 (eISSN) https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/880 Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society doi:10.1093/sp/jxy012 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Konur Jafnréttismál Stjórnendur Stjórnir Menntun info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/880 https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxy012 2022-11-18T06:51:40Z Publisher's version (útgefin grein) The under-representation of women in executive management stands in contrast to their educational attainment, and labor market participation in most countries. This paper examines to what degree top-managers in the gender equal states, Iceland and Norway, agree with established demand–supply explanations of the problem, and suggested instruments for solutions. Drawing on a quantitative dataset of 908 managers in the 250 largest companies, the results emphasize that the divide between demand- and supply-side barriers and solutions may be less clear-cut in practice than theory. Our findings suggest a combination of demand- and supply-policies to enhance gender balance in top-executive management. This project was supported by the Icelandic Centre for Research (grant number 141630-51), the Norwegian Research Council (grant number 236770), and by CORE—Centre for Research on Gender Equality (grant number 10212). Peer Reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Norway Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society 25 2 287 314 |
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Publisher's version (útgefin grein) The under-representation of women in executive management stands in contrast to their educational attainment, and labor market participation in most countries. This paper examines to what degree top-managers in the gender equal states, Iceland and Norway, agree with established demand–supply explanations of the problem, and suggested instruments for solutions. Drawing on a quantitative dataset of 908 managers in the 250 largest companies, the results emphasize that the divide between demand- and supply-side barriers and solutions may be less clear-cut in practice than theory. Our findings suggest a combination of demand- and supply-policies to enhance gender balance in top-executive management. This project was supported by the Icelandic Centre for Research (grant number 141630-51), the Norwegian Research Council (grant number 236770), and by CORE—Centre for Research on Gender Equality (grant number 10212). Peer Reviewed |
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Stjórnmálafræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Political Science (UI) Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Social Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland |
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Gender Balance in Executive Management: Top-Managers' Understanding of Barriers and Solutions from the Demand–Supply Perspective |
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Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society;25(2) http://academic.oup.com/sp/article-pdf/25/2/287/25017276/jxy012.pdf Axelsdóttir, L., & Halrynjo, S. (2018). Gender Balance in Executive Management: Top-Managers' Understanding of Barriers and Solutions from the Demand–Supply Perspective. Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, 25(2), 287-314. doi:10.1093/sp/jxy012 1072-4745 1468-2893 (eISSN) https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/880 Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society doi:10.1093/sp/jxy012 |
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