Gender equality in the workplace: Floor Rink on diversity, quotas, and breaking the business glass ceiling

The Netherlands sees itself as an extremely equitable country, which is not entirely without cause: it was one of the first in the world to legalize gay marriage and provides at least some paternal leave. But when it comes to achieving genuine equality in the work place – not just between men and women, but also between majority and minority groups – professor Floor Rink says that this country still has a long way to go. Over the years, her research into organisational behaviour and leadership has examined the role of mentorship, how gender roles from a young age influence hiring practices and how transparency can push companies to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to diversity initiatives. We sat down in the studio to talk about how the glass ceiling forms far earlier for minorities, and how having any hope of getting rid of it will require recognising that it exists in the first place.

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Gender equality in the workplace: Floor Rink on diversity, quotas, and breaking the business glass ceiling is an episode from Econ 050 by Naomi O'Leary.

This episode is 39:12 long.

This episode was published on Oct 25, 2019.

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