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Effectiveness of gender equality initiatives in project-based organizations in Australia
Baker, Marzena Ali, Muhammad French, Erica
Baker, Marzena
Ali, Muhammad
French, Erica
Abstract
Little is known about the impact of workplace gender equality initiatives in improving women’s representation. We assess their effectiveness on levels of women’s representation in Australian property and mining organizations. Derived from signaling theory, we propose and test a positive relationship between gender equality initiatives and women’s representation at management and non-management levels. Derived from contingency theory, we propose and test the moderating effect of women in top management teams on the abovementioned relationships. The hypotheses were tested using archival data from 358 organizations with a 2-year time lag. The findings partially support the main and moderating effect hypotheses. We discuss theoretical, research, and practical implications.
Keywords
Gender equality initiatives, project-based organizations, top management team, women in management
Date
2019
Type
Journal article
Journal
Book
Volume
44
Issue
3
Page Range
425-442
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ACU Department
Peter Faber Business School
Faculty of Law and Business
Faculty of Law and Business
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All rights reserved
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© The Author(s) 2018.