GENDER ISSUES IN ROMANIAN ACCOUNTING PROFESSION
GENDER ISSUES IN ROMANIAN ACCOUNTING PROFESSION

Summary/Abstract: Women are very numerous in the Romanian accounting profession: they represent 70% of chartered accountants and 65% of auditors. At university level, female students outnumber male students (80% vs. 20%). The theory of glass ceiling is confirmed in the case of accounting organizations, but for the companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, the CFO is a woman in more than 50% of cases. How can we explain this majority of women in the accounting profession? Responses to a questionnaire addressed to about 250 accountants lead us to the identification of certain stereotypes on accountants and on accounting: patience, meticulousness, the static nature of the activity.

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