Female representation at the corporate top (IVOR nr. 126) 2022/6.1:6.1 Conclusion

Female representation at the corporate top (IVOR nr. 126) 2022/6.1

6.1 Conclusion

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The topic of this PhD dissertation concerns the challenge how gender equality at the corporate top of Dutch companies can be achieved through governmental and organizational interventions. The main research question posed therein is:

How can gender equality at the corporate top of Dutch companies be achieved and how can existing barriers be overcome through governmental and organizational interventions?

In order to answer the main research question, five sub-research questions are formulated:

1.

Which barriers hinder women’s access to the corporate top, are they interrelated and, if so, how?

2.

What governmental interventions have countries adopted to increase the number of women at the corporate top and to achieve gender equality?

3.

How have Dutch companies applied the concepts of gender equality and gender diversity in practice, and which organizational interventions have they implemented?

4.

How have Dutch companies implemented organizational interventions to increase the number of women at the corporate top and to achieve gender equality?

5.

How do organizational interventions overcome the barriers to women’s advancement and contribute to getting more women into the corporate top?

In this final chapter, the findings and answers to the sub-research questions will be discussed followed by the answering of the main research question. The limitations to which this research was subject and recommendations for future research will be presented last.

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