Title: | Gender Balance in Executive Management: Top-Managers' Understanding of Barriers and Solutions from the Demand–Supply Perspective |
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Date: | 2018 |
Language: | English |
Scope: | 287-314 |
University/Institute: | Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland |
School: | Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Social Sciences (UI) |
Department: | Stjórnmálafræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Political Science (UI) |
Series: | Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society;25(2) |
ISSN: | 1072-4745 1468-2893 (eISSN) |
DOI: | 10.1093/sp/jxy012 |
Subject: | Konur; Jafnréttismál; Stjórnendur; Stjórnir; Menntun |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/880 |
Citation: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
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Abstract: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.
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