Paid work forms an integral part of most people’s lives. Historically social barriers
have prevented equal opportunity for women in the employment sector. Although
progress has been made, there continues to be gender discrimination in the
appointment of women in leadership and management roles. In addition to this lack of
representation, women are not compensated at the same level in management roles
as men. This problem is also symptomatic of a wage gap and continued gender
discrimination in the wider work place. Research suggests that the employment of
women in leadership roles has a number of possible benefits including increased
corporate responsibility, more diversity in recruitment and improved productivity and
performance.
Focusing on one specific positive change in the corporate sector, design a study to
test the idea that having a female manager can be beneficial to a company.