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Gender Imbalance (gender + imbalance)

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Decreasing Numbers at Increasing Levels: An Investigation of the Gender Imbalance at NHH

GENDER, WORK & ORGANISATION, Issue 2 2003
Joyce Falkenberg
Gender imbalance is a highly discussed topic in Norway, where equity is the norm. At the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) the issue of gender imbalance has been on the strategic agenda of the school for the past 12 years. Because these strategies have not resulted in the reduction of the gender imbalance that was expected, it is necessary to look for further explanations. Gender imbalance can result from hiring practices, turnover, or promoting policies. In this article the focus is on retaining women in the organization, and we draw on the literature from organizational attachment to uncover additional understanding of gender imbalance. The article reports the findings from an exploratory study of organizational attachment among the faculty at NHH. Findings indicate differences between male and female faculty members and PhD students on organizational commitment, on the value and expectation of job characteristics, on the suitability of the paradigm, and on alternative job possibilities. [source]

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on India's Gender Imbalance

POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, Issue 2 2008
Article first published online: 28 JUN 200
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Decreasing Numbers at Increasing Levels: An Investigation of the Gender Imbalance at NHH

GENDER, WORK & ORGANISATION, Issue 2 2003
Joyce Falkenberg
Gender imbalance is a highly discussed topic in Norway, where equity is the norm. At the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) the issue of gender imbalance has been on the strategic agenda of the school for the past 12 years. Because these strategies have not resulted in the reduction of the gender imbalance that was expected, it is necessary to look for further explanations. Gender imbalance can result from hiring practices, turnover, or promoting policies. In this article the focus is on retaining women in the organization, and we draw on the literature from organizational attachment to uncover additional understanding of gender imbalance. The article reports the findings from an exploratory study of organizational attachment among the faculty at NHH. Findings indicate differences between male and female faculty members and PhD students on organizational commitment, on the value and expectation of job characteristics, on the suitability of the paradigm, and on alternative job possibilities. [source]

A Bigger Piece of a Very Small Pie: Intrahousehold Resource Allocation and Poverty Reduction in Africa

DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE, Issue 1 2007
Bridget O'Laughlin
ABSTRACT Feminist research has convincingly shown that an increase in household income does not necessarily lead to improvement in the well-being of all members of the household. More questionable is the policy conclusion often drawn from this research for rural Africa: redressing gender imbalance in control of productive resources will significantly reduce poverty. This contribution argues that the evidence and analysis presented by two studies repeatedly cited to show that gender inequality is inefficient are problematic. It is mythical to suggest that tinkering with women's market position by exchanging unequal collective rights to productive resources for individual ones will decisively reduce rural poverty in Africa. That will depend on the restructuring of long-term and deeply unequal processes of integration in the market, not on a firmer insertion of women within existing patterns of individualization and commodification of productive resources. [source]

Decreasing Numbers at Increasing Levels: An Investigation of the Gender Imbalance at NHH

GENDER, WORK & ORGANISATION, Issue 2 2003
Joyce Falkenberg
Gender imbalance is a highly discussed topic in Norway, where equity is the norm. At the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) the issue of gender imbalance has been on the strategic agenda of the school for the past 12 years. Because these strategies have not resulted in the reduction of the gender imbalance that was expected, it is necessary to look for further explanations. Gender imbalance can result from hiring practices, turnover, or promoting policies. In this article the focus is on retaining women in the organization, and we draw on the literature from organizational attachment to uncover additional understanding of gender imbalance. The article reports the findings from an exploratory study of organizational attachment among the faculty at NHH. Findings indicate differences between male and female faculty members and PhD students on organizational commitment, on the value and expectation of job characteristics, on the suitability of the paradigm, and on alternative job possibilities. [source]

The New Economy and the Work,Life Balance: Conceptual Explorations and a Case Study of New Media

GENDER, WORK & ORGANISATION, Issue 1 2003
Diane Perrons
Given the varied claims made about the new economy and its implications for the organization of work and life, this article critically evaluates some conceptualizations of the new economy and then explores how the new media sector has materialized and been experienced by people working in Brighton and Hove, a new media hub. New technologies and patterns of working allow the temporal and spatial boundaries of paid work to be extended, potentially allowing more people, especially those with caring responsibilities, to become involved, possibly leading to a reduction in gender inequality. This article, based on 55 in-depth interviews with new media owners, managers and some employees in small and micro enterprises, evaluates this claim. Reference is made to the gender-differentiated patterns of ownership and earnings; flexible working patterns, long hours and homeworking and considers whether these working patterns are compatible with a work,life balance. The results indicate that while new media creates new opportunities for people to combine interesting paid work with caring responsibilities, a marked gender imbalance remains. [source]