GENDER EQUALITY FOR SUSTAINABLE HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGIES OF LARGE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN SLOVAKIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v22.n4.3304Keywords:
Gender Equality, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Policy, Human Resource Strategy, Internal DocumentsAbstract
Gender equality is one of the goals of sustainable development, which is focused on achieving the justice and prosperity of society. Gender equality is a powerful tool for the development of dynamic and equitable societies around the world. The main objective of this paper is to present the results of a study of the level of institutional support for gender equality in large industrial enterprises in Slovakia. We used a quantitative approach and descriptive design for the study. The participants of the study were managers and human resource management professionals in large enterprises. The findings showed that there are differences between men and women in their perceptions of how gender equality approaches are embedded in institutional formal documents. Also, the results showed that companies are more likely to have gender equality incorporated into the company's vision, strategy and policies. On the other hand, there are still gaps in monitoring and reporting gender equality in enterprises and insufficient attention is paid to the development of awareness of this area among employees.
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