Essays about: "gender pay gap"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words gender pay gap.
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1. THE PAY TRANSPARENCY DIRECTIVE IN THE NORDIC LABOUR MARKETS
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The present thesis aims to understand how the new Pay Transparency Directive will suit or fit the Nordic EU member states e.g., their labour markets and the tradition of collective agreements. READ MORE
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2. PAY TRANSPARENCY AND BARGAINING POWER: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Through a mixed-methods approach consisting of a European-wide survey and qualitative interviews, while using a multinational company as my case study, I explore employees´ perceptions of pay transparency as an effective action to close the gender pay gap. I argue that women´s perceived weaker bargaining power, spurring from gendered social norms, is preventing them from reaching similar pay levels to that of men, as well as managerial positions in which they represent a minority, which participates in upholding the gender pay gap. READ MORE
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3. Demanding Less: The influence of the impostor phenomenon on negotiations and its connection to gender
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : Research suggests that the impostor phenomenon, i.e., the phenomenon of feeling like a fraud and like you do not deserve your successes, leads to negative professional and economic outcomes. READ MORE
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4. No more pink barbies? : Investigating customer acceptance towards gender neutral marketing initiatives
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)Abstract : Background: Marketing communication often uses gender-stereotyped messages to reach their target groups more effectively. Activities like this can have harmful consequences, especially when aimed towards children. Those effects have been found to also contribute to gender inequalities, among other aspects. READ MORE
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5. A gender gap in construction : Barriers to gender equality
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälleAbstract : Sweden has made enormous progress when it comes to gender equality hence its ranking as first among other states with a score of 83.9 percent. Despite all the progress, there are still challenges that create a huge gender gap in gender-based professions where some professions are considered male whereas others are termed female. READ MORE