Essays about: "gender quota"

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1. 6. T HE GENDER EQUALITY CHARADE A Critical Perspective on the Adoption and Implementation of 40/60 Gender Quota in Malawi

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Tawonga Tiwonerepo Nyirongo; [2022-11-02]
   Keywords : Gender Quota; Gender Equality Policy; Donor Aid;

   Abstract : While gender quotas have been widely adopted by countries around the world as an affirmative action to enhance women’s participation and representation in politics and other public spheres, the impact of the phenomenon continue to vary across national borders. Notably, substantive research suggests that gender quotas promote representational equality and improve women's participation in politics and other spheres of public life. READ MORE

3. 7. Gender diversity in practice : A study on stakeholder perception of gender quotas and challenges in the workplace

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

   Author : Fanny Aronsson; Ellen Frykberg; [2022]
   Keywords : HRM; Diversity Management; Stakeholder Perception; Gender Quotas; Gender Challenges; Follow-up;

   Abstract : RQ1: What diversity management practices facilitate gender representation in the workplace? RQ2: Which challenges arise when implementing gender quotas into the work environment?  Purpose: The impact of this research is twofold: it will address a knowledge gap in the academic literature on gender challenges, gender quota application and follow-up in business, as well as contribute to research on practice-based diversity and quotaring. Additionally, this study will have an impact on how issues like this are handled in practice. READ MORE

4. 8. Consequences of Corporate Quotas : A quantitative study of the effects of boardroom gender quotas on German companies’ attention to gender equality

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Rebecca Heine; [2022]
   Keywords : gender quotas; female leadership; corporate governance; gender and politics; corporate quotas; workplace policies; difference-in-differences; Germany;

   Abstract : Despite global progress on gender equality, women continue to be underrepresented in politics and business. One widely debated policy measure aimed at tackling this issue is statutory gender quotas for the boards of directors of listed companies – so-called corporate quotas – which have been adopted in more than a dozen countries worldwide, yet remain understudied in the gender and politics literature. READ MORE

5. 9. Are Gender Board Quotas Effective? A Synthetic Control Method Analysis of the Italian Case.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Maria Letizia Avanzini; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender board quota; labour market; inequality.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The lack of women in leadership positions in the corporate sector is widespread throughout Europe. In this thesis, I study the efficacy of the Italian Gender Board Quota law no. 120/2011 in reducing such disparity in the Italian context. READ MORE

6. 10. ELECTORAL GENDER QUOTAS AND WOMEN’S SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION IN THE POST-WAR CONTEXT : A Comparative Analysis of The Effects of Women’s Rights Provisions In Peace Agreements on Quota-Outcomes in Nepal and Angola

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Johanna Ljung; [2022]
   Keywords : post-war; peace processes; peace agreements; electoral gender quotas; affirmative action; women’s political representation; women’s rights; women’s substantive representation; Nepal; Angola.;

   Abstract : Following conflict, peace agreements bring an opportunity to profoundly change societal structures and add to women’s empowerment. Using affirmative action tools like electoral gender quotas, women’s numerical presence, or descriptive representation, has more than doubled since the 1995 Beijing Declaration. READ MORE