HROB 2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Human Capital

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
• Course: HROB 2010
• Professor: Michele Bowring

Document Summary

Learning outcomes: discuss the impact of gender on leadership, explain the leadership labyrinth and its impact on women leaders. Women earn 57% of bachelor"s degrees, 60% of master"s degrees, more than half of doctoral degrees, 47% of the us labour force, and are still underrepresented in upper corporations: 5. 4% of fortune 500 ceos. The gender gap in leadership is a global phenomenon where women are disproportionately concentrated in lower-level and lower-authority leadership positions than men. Women have less human capital investment in education, training, work experience than men. Lack of human capital results in a dearth of qualified women. Women continue to do the majority of the childcare responsibilities and household chores. Some women choose not to marry or have children for their career, try to excel in every role, take leaves of absence. Those who take advantage of workplace leave and flexibility programs are often marginalized, or find re-entry to the workforce difficult.