understanding barriers to gender equality
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Barreto, Manuela > (ed.)
- Creator
- Ryan, Michelle K. > (ed.)
- Creator
- Schmitt, Michael T. > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Rink, Floor
- Publish Year
- 2009
- Shelfmark
- WER 5 2009
- Thesaurus
- betaalde arbeid, loopbanen, diversiteit, seksuele intimidatie, glazen plafond, bedrijven, 21e eeuw, bundel
- Description
- Since the term 'glass ceiling' was first coined in 1984, women have made great progress in terms of leadership equality with men in the workplace. Despite this, women are still under-represented in the upper echelons of organizations. In this volume psychologists from the United States, Canada, and the European Union offer remedies for this inequality, based on empirical evidence. Subtle barriers to women's advancement to and success in leadership positions are a major focus, such as women being recruited for upper-level positions that are associated with a high risk of failure or women managers being stereotyped as either competent or warm (but not both).