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<p>Norway and Iceland consistently top global gender equality rankings and pioneer the introduction of various measures for increased gender diversity. Still, actual gender diversity in top- level positions is lacking. This article seeks to better understand the contradiction between gender equality as a value and the actual lack of gender diversity and presents a conceptual model built of existing literature, which draws on potential differences between values held at the societal level and the individual level, and subsequent consequences for attitudes to diversity and diversity- impacting behaviors. Conceptual propositions are set forth that can be developed into a testable hypothesis.</p>
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Norway and Iceland consistently top global gender equality rankings and pioneer the introduction of various measures for increased gender diversity. Still, actual gender diversity in top- level positions is lacking. This article seeks to better understand the contradiction between gender equality as a value and the actual lack of gender diversity and presents a conceptual model built of existing literature, which draws on potential differences between values held at the societal level and the individual level, and subsequent consequences for attitudes to diversity and diversity- impacting behaviors. Conceptual propositions are set forth that can be developed into a testable hypothesis.

Understanding the Nordic Gender Diversity Paradox

Department of Financial Engineering, Faculty of Business Management

TalTech Journal of European Studies

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Norway and Iceland consistently top global gender equality rankings and pioneer the introduction of various measures for increased gender diversity. Still,...

Understanding the Nordic Gender Diversity Paradox

Published Online: Jun 17, 2020

Page range: 40 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2020-0003

Keywords
gender equality, gender diversity, gender in leadership, gender quotas, individual-level values, societal-level values

© 2020 Inga Minelgaite et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Understanding the Nordic Gender Diversity Paradox

Published Online: Jun 17, 2020

Page range: 40 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2020-0003

Keywordsgender equality, gender diversity, gender in leadership, gender quotas, individual-level values, societal-level values

© 2020 Inga Minelgaite et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
gender equality, gender diversity, gender in leadership, gender quotas, individual-level values, societal-level values