Naslov
To be or not to be a woman? – Highly educated women’s perceptions of gender equality in the workplace

Autori
Pološki Vokić, Nina ; Sinčić Ćorić, Dubravka ; Obadić, Alka

Izvornik
Revija za socijalnu politiku (1330-2965) 24 (2017), 3; 253-276

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
gender segregation, gender equality, highly educated women, perceptions, EU, Croatia

Sažetak
The starting point of the paper is that highly educated women suffer less inequality in the workplace. To test it, both secondary and primary researches were conducted. Secondary data refer to field of education, participation in knowledge-intensive activities, hierarchical status, and pay gap of highly educated women compared to men in selected European countries, while primary data reveal perceptions of highly educated women on women’s contextual career factors and personal critical incidents experiences concerning equality. The primary research was conducted on a sample of 675 highly educated women in Croatia. Results are tested for statistical differences according to respondents’ demographics and compared with highly educated men’s perceptions (n = 177). Secondary data reveal that gender segregation is less present among highly educated women. In general, primary data imply that highly educated women do not perceive contextual factors to negatively influence their careers, even though they had some negative gender-related experiences. Paper concludes with equality initiatives recommendations based on research results, and interviews conducted with HRM and general directors from MNCs with best equality practices.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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