GENDER ASPECTS IN THE CONTEXT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The article examines gender issues of Ukrainian business and management. Legal acts and empirical data on gender inequality are analyzed. Groups of measures to ensure gender equality are singled out and their characteristics are given. Positive measures of business, which are used by different countries, implementing gender approaches in enterprises, are considered. Analyzed Global Gender Gap reports. Issues in gender equality and government actions to close the gap are described. The evolution of views on education for women and gender spheres, where gender policy is implemented, is given. Statistics of gender gaps in wages and discriminatory treatment of women in the labor market in Ukraine are analyzed. It is noted that the average monthly salary of women in Ukraine is significantly lower than that of men. The results of a study on gender equality among Ukrainian and international companies conducted by the Center for CSR Development, the United Nations Foundation, and UNFPA were also highlighted.

Keywords

• gender
• gender equality
• business administration
• equal rights and opportunities
• gender policy
• gender gap