Women’s role in organizations and public opinion
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.17(2).2019.39
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Article InfoVolume 17 2019, Issue #2, pp. 510-517
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Georgia still faces urgent problems of women employment, level of raising women’s qualification and restricted career opportunities. It impacts economic indicators as well.
Proceeding from the topicality of the problem, the goal of the research is to study the attitude towards the role of women in present-day organizations, applying complex methods of information gathering and analysis, quantitative methods of research.
The conducted research and analysis of outcomes led to the conclusion that, despite progressive changes in the state and society attitude towards gender equality, still there are many controversial issues. It is a typical situation for many countries. Although women represent half of the able-bodied population worldwide, their portion in GDP is only 37%. It indicates that full utilization of women’s potential is not or cannot be accomplished. It is significant to identify the hindering reasons.
The research results show that the hindering factors of women’s self-realization and career advancement in Georgia are: 61% – family, 27% – education/less qualification, 25% – stereotypes, 34% – inflexible work schedule and inconvenient conditions.
The authors think that, in order for the state to make maximum utilization of women’s resources as a valuable economic and political asset, it is necessary that government work out efficient ways to create convenient conditions for women. At the same time, all companies must have labor management strategy that can bring success if all aspects of women’s work in each component will be actively applied.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)A10, E24, J71, J16, M54, Z30
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- Figure 1. Distribution of percentage share of women in the companies
- Figure 2. Women carrer growth factors
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- Table 1. The characteristic features of the employed men are evaluated by 7-point system (1 point – very bad; 7 points – very good)
- Table 2. The characteristic features of the employed women are evaluated by 7-point system (1 point – very bad; 7 points – very good)
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