The academic literature has shown some positive effects of gender equality policies’ development on the companies’ performance. However, often companies are not promoting this type policies. This research analyzes effect corporate policies from an institutional perspective. Using a structural equation model, based 150 questionnaires, results have empirically demonstrated that positively influen...

The OECD Recommendations on Public Service Leadership and Capability Gender Equality in Life underscore the need to build diverse workforces ensure equal opportunities for under-represented groups. Equal representation of women men public sector is a key indicator progress towards diversity gender equality, needed if policies services are adequately reflect interests all members society.

Few studies have addressed the effect of gender policies on women's health and gender inequalities in health. This study aims to analyse the relationship between the orientation of public gender equality policies and gender inequalities in health in European countries, and whether this relationship is mediated by gender equality at country level or by other individual social determinants of hea...

In the last 10 years, the lives of women and girls around the world have, on average, improved due in part to concerted action by the international community and national governments and in part through the actions of women and girls themselves. Today, there is greater awareness that gender equality is important for economic development and poverty reduction, and there is a greater commitment t...

This paper examines the issue of gender equality within Islam in order to develop an ethical framework for businesses operating in Muslim majority countries. We pay attention to the role of women and seemingly inconsistent expectations of Islamic and western societies with regard to appropriate gender roles. In particular, we contrast a mainstream western liberal individualist view of freedom a...