Women in management: what are the issues of female management faced by companies nowadays?

Thèmes abordés

Women - Voting right - Maternity leave - women executives - Europeans - jobs

Résumé du document

-Voting right: 1944
-Women must take a Maternity leave: 1945
1971: The Law of salary equality between women and men
-Right for women to open a bank account without the authorization of their husband: have her independence: 1967
-Will of the women to take advantage of career opportunities in sectors such as the high tech sector
-More women are awarded a diploma today than in the 1980s
-520 000 women executives in the private sector. Their manpower have more than doubled in thirty years and now represent 30 % of today's executives
-More than two thirds of the Europeans consider that women and men have the same level of interest for responsible jobs
-A great majority of the Europeans consider that the women arrange necessary skills and capacities to occupy responsible jobs

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[...] < number > The Limits of Female Leadership C. Towards a Positive discrimination ? Meg-Whitman-1.jpg Meg Withman : 1956 She acquired an MBA at Harvard CEO of Ebay from1998 to 2008, she contributed to make it a multinational She lost the campaign to be governor of California in 2011 CEO of HP since 2011 Virginia M. Rometty : 1957 She acquired a Bachelor of Science in the University of Northwestern She integred IBM in 1981. She became the Marketing & Sales manager CEO of IBM since January 2012 Virginia-Rometty-112513_L.jpg Examples : Succesful women < number > Business Dilma Rousseff : 1947 1970-1972 : She joined the National Liberation Commando. [...]

[...] Women in Management < number > 887697_business_people.jpg Problematic What are the issues of female management faced by companies nowadays? < number > Plan The Success of Women in Business Evolution XIX-XX The Women Motivations Gender Mainstream The Limits of Female Leadership The Glass Ceiling Discrimination Factors Towards a Positive Discrimination ? Examples : Successful women Business Political History Society < number > egalite-hommes-femmes.jpg Voting right: 1944 Women must take a Maternity leave : : The Law of salary equality between women and men Right for women to open a bank account without the authorization of their husband: have her independence: 1967 Will of the women to take advantage of career opportunities in sectors such as the high tech sector More women are awarded a diploma today than in the 1980s < number > Evolution XIX-XX The Success of Women in Business Increase in women proportion in companies (responsability jobs) 1990: 18,5% 2002: 31,4% The access of the women to responsible jobs mobilizes the stakeholders (public power, investors, customers, ) < number > The Success of Women in Business The Women Motivations 4182608-une-equipe-travaille-ensemble-pour-relever-une-fleche-de-croissance.jpg Rate of activity of the men and the women from 1975 untill 2007 < number > The Success of Women in Business The Women Motivations Unemployment rate of the men and the women between 1982 and 2007 < number > The Success of Women in Business graphique2.jpg The Women Motivations < number > The Success of Women in Business The Women Motivations women executives in the private sector. [...]

[...] Department of Labor, indicated that only 2 percent of top level management jobs and 5 percent of corporate board positions were held by women as of 1987. Women face this glass wall early in their careers and miss opportunities for progressive training. Following the wall, the glass ceiling naturally limits upward advancement. < number > The « Glass Ceiling » concept Education : The girls indeed do better in school and are studying longer than men but continue to choose occupations "traditionally female“ and less paid. [...]

[...] In terms of compensation, there remains a gap of 10 to 15% (High Responsibilities : and therefore takes only sex discrimination. < number > The Limits of Female Leadership Discrimination Factors Positive action could contribute to true equality in the life of the company. The objectives of appointment of women to particular positions can be defined, but there isn't at present any quotas for women executives. Today, companies sign agreements on gender equality but there is no real policies in favour of equality. [...]

[...] Involvement in private life : The main difference between men and women is the greater involvement in domestic life. Women have a double life : at work and at home. Competition between family and work makes them less available for both. It penalizes them in all professions, because productivity, efficiency or performance of an employee can't be assessed based on availability. < number > The Limits of Female Leadership Discrimination Factors The industry : Men and women are unequally distributed among sectors and « socio-professional categories ». [...]