dc.contributor |
Háskóli Íslands |
dc.contributor |
University of Iceland |
dc.contributor.author |
Axelsdóttir, Laufey |
dc.contributor.author |
Halrynjo, Sigtona |
dc.date.accessioned |
2018-10-29T10:17:31Z |
dc.date.available |
2018-10-29T10:17:31Z |
dc.date.issued |
2018 |
dc.identifier.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 |
dc.identifier.issn |
1072-4745 |
dc.identifier.issn |
1468-2893 (eISSN) |
dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/880 |
dc.description |
Publisher's version (útgefin grein) |
dc.description.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. |
dc.description.sponsorship |
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). |
dc.format.extent |
287-314 |
dc.language.iso |
en |
dc.publisher |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society;25(2) |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject |
Konur |
dc.subject |
Jafnréttismál |
dc.subject |
Stjórnendur |
dc.subject |
Stjórnir |
dc.subject |
Menntun |
dc.title |
Gender Balance in Executive Management: Top-Managers' Understanding of Barriers and Solutions from the Demand–Supply Perspective |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dcterms.license |
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial reproduction and distribution of the work, in any medium, provided the original work is not altered or transformed in any way, and that the work is properly cited. |
dc.description.version |
Peer Reviewed |
dc.identifier.journal |
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.1093/sp/jxy012 |
dc.relation.url |
http://academic.oup.com/sp/article-pdf/25/2/287/25017276/jxy012.pdf |
dc.contributor.department |
Stjórnmálafræðideild (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.department |
Faculty of Political Science (UI) |
dc.contributor.school |
Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) |
dc.contributor.school |
School of Social Sciences (UI) |