Gender equality and liberal individualism: A critical reading of economist discourse in Sweden

Kusterer, Hanna Li

doi:10.1016/j.scaman.2014.01.002

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“…Almost all SAARC countries have huge gender inequality that seems one of a very major issue for the policy makers who themselves are male dominated. One factor for the huge gender gap in the bureaucracy is male dominancy as identified by [10,12] and traditional gender norm [8] and this is which influences the female selection.…”

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“…There is no doubt about the women capability even in the politics speaks but they are not doing enough for the other women politicians as highlighted by [7] that female once become elected have more ability to be re-elected as compare to their counterpart male candidate and this has not any positive impact over the other females to win in the election. Women empowerment project to unfold the discourse which is concerned about women on top positions of corporate sector and he argued that there was not much progress on brining equality on top positions which may be due to the change in government [8]. Gender inequality had remained all time issue especially for the top management positions for women even among the developed countries as well and in Scandinavian countries the gender equality policy has remained central policy but still there is male dominancy in the public sector institutions which [9] has described as paradoxical phenomena.…”

Section: Related Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Women can have more probability to be appointed if the selection committee consists of a significant number of women members [10]. It has been reported that in many Swedish researches that the traditional gender norm have been kept preserved [19] and if you want to maintain gender equality on the top then this traditional phenomena must be checked to realize the gender equality objective [8]. Various studies have mentioned that people use discourse to identify themselves without prejudices and believer of equality while as they show the gender prejudice [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It has been reported that in many Swedish researches that the traditional gender norm have been kept preserved [19] and if you want to maintain gender equality on the top then this traditional phenomena must be checked to realize the gender equality objective [8]. Various studies have mentioned that people use discourse to identify themselves without prejudices and believer of equality while as they show the gender prejudice [8]. Mandatory quotas for bringing more women have shown a considerable increase of the women but at the same time this has shown a fast down fall in their performance regardless of their past background of experiences [20].…”

Section: Related Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Do we have proportionate gender in policy making? A Study based on key Government Institutions of SAARC Region

Nabi¹,

Song²,

Ghous³

2016

: Interdiscip. Descr. Complex Syst.

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Women empowerment has remained a long standing issue for practitioners and policy makers at all levels even in the present modern known era of modernization. The basic objective of this study is to assess gender equality in the top sphere of the SAARC key governmental institutions from the recruitment and selection perspective. This study has used secondary data collected from the official websites of the governments and its affiliated key institutions. The unique feature of this study is that it analyzes gender inequality phenomena form the recruitment and selection perspective. An extensive gap has been identified between male and female top executives serving in key government institutions, which is not only a serious challenge for the global gender equality policy but also a serious question on government gender selection polices in the region. The notion of male dominance clearly prevails in the current scenario of the gender representation in government institutions, which remains a serious challenge for the gender equality. It has been concluded that a special focus is needed to prioritize the selection mechanism for females in top power structure of these governments especially in SAARC region.

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Section: Related Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Related Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Related Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Do we have proportionate gender in policy making? A Study based on key Government Institutions of SAARC Region

Nabi¹,

Song²,

Ghous³

2016

: Interdiscip. Descr. Complex Syst.

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“…Researchers have been arguing that the organizations and the authorities have been defining and giving more weight to those job related activities, tasks and roles which disfavor the female and favour male applicants (Ely, 2000). Various studies have mentioned that people use discourse to identify themselves without prejudices and believer of equality while as they show the gender prejudice (Kusterer, 2014). Chi and Li (2014) have found in their study on gender that since 1980s the gender gap in the mainland of china is being increasing and this increase is more for the females by 8% as compare to the male in the employment.…”

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Does Gender Equality Base Selection, Pose Serious Challenge for Researchers? A Review Based on Earlier Studies

Nabi

Song

2015

IJBM

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The basic purpose of this study is to analyze the various researches conducted by different researchers with multiple perspectives to identify their contribution in analyzing gender equality from the recruitment and selection perspective of the new employees. This study has classified these researchers under the various categories to understand them with proper objectivity, so that some valuable suggestion can be drawn, that may be helpful for further studies to reach the best possible solution of this most serious aspect of the gender equality. It has been concluded that a comprehensive study is needed to address the broader area of recruitment and selection, preferably in the government controlled institutions, because of its impact on macro level across the decision making levels in the country. This study is significant as it summarizes the studies under the various categories that not only are helpful for further analysis but also serve as guidelines to understand the new aspects which enable us to design a comprehensive study for finding an effective solution to this global concerning phenomenon.

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Gendered Effects of Home-Based Work on Parents’ Capability to Balance Work with Non-work: Two Countries with Different Models of Division of Labour Compared

Kurowská

2018

Soc Indic Res

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This paper explores gendered impact of home-based work (HBW) on the capability to balance work with non-work in double-earner families with dependent children in two countries with distinct models of division of labour: Poland and Sweden. At first, I critically engage with the WLB conceptualization in HBW studies and try to address identified gaps. Driving from the theoretical concept of 'burden of responsibilities' and setting it in the capability approach, I propose to operationalize the capability to balance work with nonwork as a latent construct, observed through two indicators of the burden of unpaid work responsibilities related to one's engagement in paid work. To simultaneously measure this capability as a latent construct and the impact of HBW on this capability, I estimate a simple structural equation model for each country. The results show that men in both countries have higher capabilities to balance work with non-work than women, but the difference between genders is smaller in Sweden. I also find that HBW is related to lower capability to balance work with non-work for mothers in both countries and for fathers in Sweden only. The results of this study show that in a relatively gender equal society (Sweden) the negative impact of home based work on the capability to balance work with non-work affects both genders. On the contrary-in a more traditional society (Poland), men are able to 'escape' the trap of double burden of paid and unpaid work when working from home while women do not.

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Gender equality and liberal individualism: A critical reading of economist discourse in Sweden

Cited by 7 publications

References 30 publications

Do we have proportionate gender in policy making? A Study based on key Government Institutions of SAARC Region

Do we have proportionate gender in policy making? A Study based on key Government Institutions of SAARC Region

Does Gender Equality Base Selection, Pose Serious Challenge for Researchers? A Review Based on Earlier Studies

Gendered Effects of Home-Based Work on Parents’ Capability to Balance Work with Non-work: Two Countries with Different Models of Division of Labour Compared

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