WOMEN AND THE LABOR MOVEMENT

Women and the Labor Movement

Women and the Labor Movement

Women and Leadership

Balance of rights and effective participation of women in management - the topic has recently attracted more public attention. At first glance, it would seem quite constitutional rules governing the equal rights of men and women, including in the sphere of control. Rights standards for women are purely declarative. Although in the past five years, in the world, especially the United States, Latin America, Europe and Russia have changed conceptual perspectives on law and women's participation in political life and corporate leadership. Real women make up 80 per cent of the population who an almost do not participate in economic, social and political solutions, lest leadership roles, which comes in, with huge responsibilities (Blackburn, 1993).

Most societies across the globe are still dominated by the patriarchal political culture as well as the corporate world is ruled by men. According to them, the policy is viewed as the interaction and competition between men alone. We get to see or read hardly any reports about the prospects that are opening, up for women in society, its contribution to the development of this society or the achievements that are made by women entrepreneurs who have taken up leadership roles (Blackburn, 1993).

Economic transformation in many countries, like that of Latin American countries and Eastern European countries like Russia has significantly affected the activity of women in every field of life. Difficulties faced by society, coupled with declining family income at the same time means and reducing the time and effort that women could use to participate in corporate life at managerial positions as well as political life. The policy of total male reign of the late twentieth millennium is almost exhausted. The world, deprived of female perspectives in the management, will not be able to progress as a world of civilized, democratic states. Therefore, much depends on human resource policies, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, public opinion changes in the patriarchal and conservative approach toward women who can be effective leaders just like their male counterparts. Stereotype attitudes towards women and how women themselves are aware of the importance and necessity of their participation in as corporate leaders is necessary to be understood and how these two components in their intersection work to change the nature of the treatment of women in management and leadership roles (Blau, 1992).

Assessment experts and women executives themselves say that the prospects of women in power vary over a wide range. The received study point of view can be integrated into the scenario forecast. The most common scenario for mentioning among women leaders and experts - is the scenario of spiral of sustainable development. As for the presence of women in the legislative branch of government, here a more cautious outlook adopted which suggests that in this branch events will develop quickly into the inertial scenario. The tendency of active conquest of women leading positions in government and business is becoming more noticeable ...