Women in Business 2600-DSdz3WBen
The classes deal with the participation and position of women in business. They also concern undesirable phenomena in employment relations, e.g. violence, discrimination or mobbing, and basic instruments of protection against them
The program includes:
• Factors and beliefs influencing perceptions of women's work
• Women in the labour market on the basis of statistical data,
• Legislation related to women's work
• counteracting discrimination based on gender and other factors in the workplace;
• Ensuring equal access to promotion, training, benefits for women and men and other marginalized groups,
• issues of pay and motivation, taking into account equal pay for equal work;
• planning the work process in order to reconcile professional and private roles,
• the participation of women in management and supervisory boards of enterprises,
• diversity management as a long-term strategy of the company,
• Instruments to support the employment of women
• Undesirable phenomena in the work process:
o conflict
o violence
o discrimination
o bullying
and other
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Course dedicated to a programme
Learning outcomes
In terms of knowledge
K_W01 Knows and understands the terminology of women's participation and their position in business
K_W02 knows and understands at an advanced level the principles, procedures and practices concerning the activities of various types of organizations, its key functions (personnel management – labor law) and its relations with the environment, and in particular the importance of diversity in business or employee relations
K_W05 Knows and understands social and political processes and their impact on the functioning of the organization and the entire economy, especially in the field of employment of women, as well as basic phenomena that are a challenge for women in business
K_W06 knows and understands the principles of creating and developing various forms of entrepreneurship, especially in terms of selecting various forms of employment and the resulting duties to the type of business, as well as the importance of diversity in business or employee relations
In terms of skills
K_U01 Can use theory to identify, diagnose and solve problems related to the employment of women
K_U02 Can correctly interpret social, political, legal, economic and ecological processes and phenomena and their impact on the functioning of the organization, using the appropriate selection of sources
K_U03 Can independently and in a team prepare analyses, diagnoses and reports on the functioning of the organization in the field of personnel management
K_U05 Can plan and organize their own work and teamwork.
K_U06 They have the ability to self-educate and improve their qualifications.
In terms of attitudes
K_K01 is ready to assess and critically approach the situation and phenomena related to the functioning of the organization and the entire economy in the field of employment of women
K_K02 Is ready to think and act in an entrepreneurial way, especially in the field of personnel management
K_K03 Is ready to comply with and develop professional ethical standards related to personnel management
Assessment criteria
participation in classes – 70 points, current grade – 70 points, test – 40 points, additional work – essay on a given topic 20 points
Passing threshold 100 points
Bibliography
1) Bilimoria, D. (2007). Handbook on women in business and management. Edward Elgar Publishing.
2) Hill, D., & Bible, K. (2007). Discrimination: Women in business. Journal of Organizational Culture Communications and Conflict
3) Plambeck, E. L., & Ramdas, K. (2019). Alleviating poverty by empowering women through business model innovation: M&SOM insights and opportunities. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Forthcoming.
4) Chung, H., & Van der Lippe, T. (2020). Flexible working, work–life balance, and gender equality: Introduction. Social Indicators Research, 151(2), 365-381.
5) Isenhardt, A., Hostettler, U., & Ramseier, E. (2019). Effects of social relations at work and support from family and friends on the consequences of inmate violence on correctional staff burnout. Criminal justice and behavior, 46(10), 1405-1426.
6) ILO, Violence at work, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_publ_9221108406_en.pdf
7) Christiane Kuptsch and Eric Charest (ed), The future of diversity, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_831316.pdf
8) https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---ddg_p/documents/publication/wcms_829962.pdf
9) Nancy FOLBRE, The International Labour Review and gender equality: The importance of women’s unpaid and paid work, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---inst/documents/publication/wcms_823485.pdf
10) Data from the Central Statistical Office, Social Insurance Institution (ZUS), Eurostat
11) Raporty HAY, McKinsey, Deloitte
12) Criado-Perez, C. (2020). Invisible Women: How Data Creates a World Tailored for Men. Karakter.
13) And others
Additional information
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