dc.description.abstract | The founder and CEO of SHE, Heidi Aven has built an index that will help
companies uncover gender imbalance in their organization. The goal is to use hard
facts to close the gender gap. Gender equality has become a challenge of our time,
and organizations need to take steps to realize the many benefits and opportunities
that lie within this field. In order to reach the global goal to achieve gender
equality and empower all women and girls, companies need to get on board and
be a part of the change that is a human right.
For this thesis, we have analyzed the work of ManpowerGroup and OBOS with
gender equality. The reason why we chose these organizations is because of their
high score on the SHE Index. To examine the organizations’ success, the thesis
presents several success factors that have made them successful with gender
balance. Additionally, the thesis investigates OBOS and ManpowerGroup’s
journey toward gender equality with the use of narratives on the past, present, and
future. These factors applied to theories of Positive Organizational Scholarship,
Appreciative Inquiry, and ethical- and inclusive leadership. After interviewing 11
participants from different departments and roles, we outline findings and
discussion in connection with theory to then reach a conclusion. Our main
findings from this research are: a leadership responsibility, important to have
clear objectives and evaluate these regularly, systematic and structured work in
terms of role models, programs, and flexibility, and aware of the potential for
improvements in part of the organizations. | en_US |