Současná Evropa 2015, 2015(1):39-51

Ovlivňují kulturní hodnoty přístup ke kvótám?

Zuzana Křečková

Pracovní potenciál žen není plně využíván. V terciárním vzdělávání ženy početně převyšují muže. Jejich přítomnost na nejvyšších rozhodovacích pozicích ve firmách je však stále velmi malá, pokud je patrná vůbec. Jednotlivé státy volí různé přístupy k řešení tohoto problému, pokud jde např. o institucionální podporu či stanovení kvót pro zvýšení přítomnosti žen v nejvyšších rozhodovacích orgánech korporací.
Jednotlivé země se odlišují hodnotami kulturních dimenzí, které se odrážejí v jejich národním pohledu na rovnováhu genderových rolí ve společnosti, speciálně s ohledem na vrcholové pozice v rozhodujících orgánech. Výsledek výzkumu nicméně ukazuje, že kulturní rozměr Hofstedeho indexu maskulinity nemá žádný vliv na náchylnost k přijetí legislativních opatření týkající se genderové rovnováhy v řídících orgánech firem napříč evropskými zeměmi.

Keywords: ženy, kvóty, EU, firemní řídící orgány, národní kultura, maskulinita, femininita, Geert Hofstede

Do Cultural Values Drive Quotas?

Women workforce potential is not used up to its full potential. Women outnumber men in the tertiary education. However, their presence at top decision making positions of the corporate boards is still very small if ever. Countries take different approaches in terms of institutional support and setting quotas to increase female presence at top decision making bodies of the corporations.
Country differences by their cultural dimensions values are reflected in their national view on gender balanced roles in the society with respect to top positions in the decision making. However, research outcome shows that cultural dimension of Hofstede's masculinity index has no influence on the propensity to adopting legislative measures regarding gender balance on corporate boards across European countries.

Keywords: Women, quotas, EU, corporate boards, national culture, masculinity, femininity, Geert Hofstede
JEL classification: J16, M12, M14

Published: June 1, 2015  Show citation

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