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Women : Keeping the Supply Lines Open. Women leave the workforce at higher rates than men. WHY ?. Women leave the workforce at higher rates than men. WHY ?. Boredom and frustration at work. Women leave the workforce at higher rates than men. WHY ?. Boredom and frustration at work.
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Women leave the workforce at higher rates than men. WHY ? Boredom and frustration at work
Women leave the workforce at higher rates than men. WHY ? Boredom and frustration at work Motivation Motivation
Women leave the workforce at higher rates than men. WHY ? Boredom and frustration at work Motivation Glass ceiling Motivation
Women leave the workforce at higher rates than men. WHY ? Boredom and frustration at work Motivation Glass ceiling Family and child-care issues Motivation
Women leave the workforce at higher rates than men. WHY ? Boredom and frustration at work Motivation Glass ceiling Family and child-care issues Motivation Gender gap
PULL vs. PUSH FACTORS • It’s a matter of balance • Pull factors must not be stronger than push factors • A matter of motivation and meaning at work
Independence of working women • Benefits of diversity in the company • Less women career paths, less women breaking the glass ceiling • Employer brand
Who should be the actor of keeping women at work ? • ❧ The welfare state ? • ❧ The company ? • ❧ Non-profitmaking organizations ?
WELFARE STATE • Maternity leave, family allowance... • Do you think the welfare state must be the actor of keeping the supply line open for women ? • Nowadays, it is brought into question
COMPANIES • Some companies tend to promote women employment • Woman Engineer Magazine’s «Top 50 Employers» List
GENERAL ELECTRICS • General Electrics ranks #1 on Woman Engineer Magazine’s «Top 50 employers» list • GE Women’s Network • Restart program at GE’s John F. Welch Technology Centre, Bangalore
GOOGLE • Many ‘perks’, especially for moms-to-be • Google Women Engineers Club
BOEING • Kind of bad example • 1999 : lawsuit for pay disparities, $4,5 million • Seems to be only for brand employer • Global diversity presumed policy • http://jobs-boeing.com/careers/society-of-women-engineers-jobs
non-profitmaking organizationsthe society of women engineers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pacIWNEnLpA&feature=player_embedded#
conclusion • Many organizations tend to raise push factors • The career path of women is necessarily different, so actors must be act differently in order to avoid an adverse impact • Women’s work is necessarily for gender equality and independence of women in the society • Vision of the society matters in women’s work