Research turned thesis focuses on gender inequality in companies<\/p>
Good corporate culture is also about closing the gender gap. This is an important assumption for all, and one that seems to be shared by all within production organisations and social systems. However, there can be a long way between theory and practice. Even today. But once again, solving a company’s problems comes down to understanding the problem at hand and then finding the right tools to address it.<\/p>\n
For this reason, it is useful to read \u201cGender gap: uno studio delle percezioni dei lavoratori e delle lavoratrici: et\u00e0, genere e provenienza\u201d (The gender gap: a study of the perceptions of male and female workers: age, gender and origin), a study by Sara Ferrario that has become a thesis discussed at the University of Padua as part of the degree course in Management of Educational Services and Continuing Education.<\/p>\n
Ferrario points out that over the years, strategies and solutions to reduce the gender gap have been codified and implemented (such as corporate policies, more inclusive leadership, standards and new targets to overcome potential barriers to women’s employment). However, focusing on how to perceive the problem remains crucial.<\/p>\n
The research therefore focused on the different aspects of the gender gap in order to understand its deeper causes, its evolution and the countermeasures taken by institutions to limit its impact on social and working life. It was possible to measure the perception of the problem in companies by using a questionnaire given to a representative sample of employees.<\/p>\n
Sara Ferrario writes in her conclusions: \u201cThe gender gap (…) is not a static phenomenon, but one in the making.\u00a0 It changes over time, depending on the historical period, the activist movements and the policies adopted. But (…) this phenomenon is closely linked to the vision of the family, and therefore to an education that must be predisposed to change and adapt to a cultural evolution\u201d. And then, how \u201cgender equality must be a lived reality in which we see the reflection of an idea that becomes a desire for a reality to be experienced. For there is little point in imagining, hoping and advocating what would be right if things do not become real and tangible\u201d.<\/p>