Essays about: "The Glass Ceiling"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 65 essays containing the words The Glass Ceiling.

  1. 16. "IS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TOO HARD FOR AZERBAIJANI WOMEN?" MFA Azerbaijan as A Gendered Institution

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Salima Ismayilzada; [2021-07-20]
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    Abstract : The main aim of this thesis is to examine MFA Azerbaijan as a gendered institution for studying the status of Azerbaijani women in international affairs. Following this research aim, the thesis relies on three sets of theoretical factors (institutional sex ratios, hierarchies and divisions of labour, gender rules and norms). READ MORE

  3. 17. Shattering the glass ceiling to ensure a sustainable future

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Industriell ekonomi

    Author : Sandra Ekström Hagevall; [2021]
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  4. 18. Breaking the glass ceiling : How to increase diversity in boards of directors in small and medium-sized enterprises in Denmark

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Casper Mose Hansen; Clementina Chifuel Manasseh; [2021]
    Keywords : Boards of Directors; Breaking the glass ceiling; Open Positions; Quotas; Diversity; Small and medium-sized companies; Networks; Culture.;

    Abstract : Breaking the glass ceiling of boards of directors has been a hot topic globally for over a decade without any significant results. With an increase in demand for sustainable companies, the current composition of most of the boards of directors is contradictory, where homogeneous boards of directors are more a rule than an exception. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Migrant- and Gender Wage Gaps in Sweden : Evidence from a Quantile Decomposition

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Tilda Nilsson; [2021]
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    Abstract : This thesis investigates the migrant- and gender wage gaps for female immigrants in the Swedish labour market for 2005. By using Swedish microdata on income and taking advantage of decomposition methods, in particular the Blinder-Oaxaca (1973) and the Recentered Influence Function, proposed by Firpo, Fortin and Lemieux (2018), this thesis analyses the pay gaps at the mean and across the distribution. READ MORE

  6. 20. Revealing the Ceiling: A critical exploration of the barriers to female career advancement and how organizations can help overcome these by gender equality work

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : My Persson; [2020]
    Keywords : gender in organizations; glass ceiling; barriers to female career advancement; gender equality work; critical discourse analysis;

    Abstract : Women are underrepresented in organizations at large, especially at the top. Despite an increase in research about, and motives for studying, gender in organizations, there is a lack of qualitative studies about how organizations can do gender equality work (GEW) to overcome the barriers to female career advancement. READ MORE