Betydelsen av ledarskap för jämställdhetsintegration - En studie gjord på Sydöstra Skånes Samarbetskommittés kommuner
(2010) SOPA63 20092School of Social Work
- Abstract (Swedish)
- My intentions with this essay are to highlight the importance of leadership for gender integration. Some professions have big differences in the distribution between men and women, for example in social work. What opportunities and constraints do we have to affect the equality between men and women? And maybe a more important question –What can leaders do to increase equality?
My purpose is to analyze what managers in South East Skåne think about this issue. The study is based on interviews with five managers from different municipalities. I have also used previous research and different theories.
The conclusion is that it is very difficult to have any influence in gender integration. There was no one among the managers who... (More) - My intentions with this essay are to highlight the importance of leadership for gender integration. Some professions have big differences in the distribution between men and women, for example in social work. What opportunities and constraints do we have to affect the equality between men and women? And maybe a more important question –What can leaders do to increase equality?
My purpose is to analyze what managers in South East Skåne think about this issue. The study is based on interviews with five managers from different municipalities. I have also used previous research and different theories.
The conclusion is that it is very difficult to have any influence in gender integration. There was no one among the managers who believed that the method would improve the process. The answer to this is that quality is valued higher than the uneven distribution between men and women, according to the managers. Other factors were also the lacking of interest among men to work with healthcare, and a lower status. The final factor was the difference in culture between men and women. (Less)
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- author
- Kelmendi, Sadija LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- The importance of leadership for gender integration - a study made in the municipalities of Southeast Skåne.
- course
- SOPA63 20092
- year
- 2010
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- equality, social work, manager, leadership, gender integration, healthcare
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1529338
- date added to LUP
- 2010-01-19 15:09:17
- date last changed
- 2010-01-19 15:09:17
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