Promoting gender equality in the workplace / Etta Olgiati and Gillian Shapiro

Corporate strategies are nowdays considered critical in the promotion of gender equality in the workplace. Promoting an equality sensitive approach in human resource management is still a major challenge for companies and policy-makers. This report describes the operation of workplace gender equality strategies in seven countries of the European Uion and assesses their impact on both employees and the organisation. It explains the reason for the success or failure of these programmes and draws up recommendations for action aimed at providing decision makers with the relevant information they need in order to give an impetus to gender equality in the workplace.