Gender stereotypes at managerial positions in selected public institution
Gender stereotypes at managerial positions in selected public institution

Summary/Abstract: The paper is focused on gender perception in a selected institution of public administration. The issue is considered a highly actual agenda deserving attention and research by means of which we can determine how perception of gender equality changes over time. The main goal of the article is to analyse managerial positions; find out and compare employees´ ideas of the chosen institution as to the compensation packages of men and women, find out the dependence of the institution´s success based on gender in managerial positions and identify the experiences in terms of employee discrimination based on gender. Detailed in the theoretical part are the definitions of notions and gender stereotypes, laws and contracts ensuring gender equality both in Slovakia and in the European Union. The data have been obtained through structured interviews and were further subjected to mathematical and statistical methods of evaluation described in the methodological part. Both the data and the conclusions have been assessed in final chapter of our article assuming our work.

• Details
• Contents