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02.06 Women Who Work and Men Who Care (Completed)

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Project Summary
In order to stimulate gender equality in the workplace, many interventions are invented that focus on the career opportunities of women (e.g., female networks, appointing female role models). However, the outcomes of gender inequality for men are often neglected. Gender roles might not only limit the career opportunities of women, they might also limit men to take up their family role (e.g., requesting a parental leave). We thus argue that sustainable cooperation between women and men at work is most effective by achieving gender equality within both the work and family domain. The current project will examine how to stimulate the work roles of women in order to achieve career success, but also acknowledge the family roles of men within work settings.

PhD
Melissa Vink

Supervisors
Prof. dr. Belle Derks
Prof. dr. Naomi Ellemers
Prof. dr. ir. Tanja van der Lippe

Location
Utrecht University, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Department of Social, Health and Organizational Psychology

Disciplines
Psychology, Sociology

Period
September 1, 2015 -August 31, 2018

Funding
Utrecht University