Women in the social protection system: status and job satisfaction

Firsov, M. L.; Vdovina, Margarita V.

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“…При этом очень часто у представителей обоего пола, особенно на топ-уровнях, более развиты качества противоположного пола по сравнению с подчиненными своего пола -мужчины лучше считывают эмоции, а женщины являются хорошими стратегами. Это дает нам основание предполагать, что у женщин на всех управленческих уровнях есть все необходимые качества руководителя (помимо профессиональных навыков и компетенций), которые в определенных сферах (например, в системе социальной защиты, клиентском сервисе) помогают им добиваться даже большего успеха, чем мужчинам [15].…”

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The Values of Modern Female Manager in Social and Structural Relations of the Business Sphere

Gurenko¹

2023

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Introduction. This article discusses the values of a modern female manager in social and structural relations of the business sphere from the gender point of view. The author sets the task of comparing the value positions of a female and a male manager in terms of several indicators (financial independence, career ambitions and expectations, balance between work and family, education and self-development) to identify gender differences in their activities, including those that affect the success of the organization in general.Methodology and sources. Using the methods of complex analysis, as well as data obtained in the course of a sociological survey that covered managers of various status in the employment of Russian and foreign companies of various forms of participation and different market segments, through the prism of values, the specifics of the labor status of a female manager in socio-structural relations in business area. A questionnaire on the value orientations of modern manager in business and their attitude towards success in professional life was developed for the study. Territorial scope: Russian Federation. Timeframe: autumn 2019 – January 2022. The sample is represented according to “the employee level in organizational hierarchy” criteria. The study involved 130 participants.Results and discussion. It was found that the value structure of women and men differs slightly, and those qualities that women possess by “their nature” could be “useful” in business. It was also found that family and children are no longer an obstacle to professional growth and development for a modern woman, allowing her to easily compete with men in various business segments, including management.Conclusion. The author concludes that in modern conditions not only the value orientations of a woman have changed, but also her behavior in the social life. This is explained by the fact that values, in particular social ones, are the product of a woman's socialization, her assimilation of social, moral, aesthetic, and ethical ideals and the requirements placed on her as a member of society. The same is true of the basic values – their structure has changed and today expresses the fundamental, universal orientations and norms of human behavior dictated by modern realities – digitalization, the economic crisis, political instability, and the pandemic.

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2023

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Professional Role Functions of Women in Social Service: Results of a Sociological Survey in Moscow

Vdovina

2021

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Introduction. Women predominate among the employees in the social service sector, they occupy various positions and perform relevant functions, but the specifics and problems of their work have not been sufficiently studied. Based on the materials of the conducted sociological survey, the article analyzes how social workers perform the main work tasks, how well they manage to combine professional role functions with family ones, which contributes to their satisfaction with their work. Materials and Methods. The applied research, conducted by the author in the autumn of 2020 in Moscow, used official documents, statistical data, her own sociological survey, and a comparative analysis of the results of secondary empirical studies. 107 employees of state social service organizations took part in the survey, almost equally representing the management staff, specialists, and ordinary employees. This made it possible not only to generalize various status and gender positions regarding the role of women in the implementation of social service in the relevant institutions, but also, based on the results of the analysis, to suggest possible ways to improve the professional qualifications of female employees for more effective implementation of their work functions. Results. A comparison of the responses of representatives of different status and gender groups showed that the range of professional functions of the object of this research is quite wide: from the head to the service personnel, from working with documents to providing specific social services to various groups of people in need or in a difficult life situation. At all the levels, women are represented in accordance with their professional and personal qualities. However, according to the self-assessment, combining professional and family responsibilities is most difficult for a female senior or middle-level manager. Discussion and Conclusion. The author proposes to create conditions for optimizing the workload, for preventing physical fatigue and emotional burnout of women providing social services, as well as for effective combining their professional roles with family ones, and for professional development. The article will be useful to employees providing social services, those who specialize in the field of gender issues of employment, senior personnel of the social protection system of the population at the regional level, teachers engaged in further vocational education.

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Women in the social protection system: status and job satisfaction

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The Values of Modern Female Manager in Social and Structural Relations of the Business Sphere

The Values of Modern Female Manager in Social and Structural Relations of the Business Sphere

Professional Role Functions of Women in Social Service: Results of a Sociological Survey in Moscow

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