Factors That Hinders The Women’s Representation At Top Management.

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Dr. Qudsia Batool ,

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Volume 5 - December 2016 (12)

Abstract

Management is an occupational area where women are severely underrepresented. The lack of women in top management position has been the subject of much debate in developed countries. It is clear that women all over the world are underrepresented and face discrimination on the basis of gender. There are some stereotypes about women managers that undermine their representation at top management position. The study explores the factors that undermine the women’s representation at top management positions in universities of Pakistan. The objectives of the study are to overview the existing situation of women in management of universities and to identify the factors that cause the underepresentation of women. Both primary and secondary data was used in the study. Data was collected through five point Likert scale. The analyses were done through SPSS applying correlation and chi-square test. Findings show that socio-cultural factors such as Mobility, lack of family support, domestic responsibilities, stereotyping and gender discrimination undermine the women’s representation at top management position. Unbiased representation of women in management is an important issue of human resource management. Gender equity policy, gender mainstreaming, awareness and sensitization at all level to increase the representation of women at top management positions to reduce the gender gap in universities

Keywords

Higher Education, Management, Stereotype, Gender equity, Gender Discrimination

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