‘Competent’ or ‘Considerate’? The Persistence of Gender Bias in Evaluation of Leaders
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2020 The aim of this article is to analyze the possible persistence of gender bias in the evaluation of leaders in Finland. Findings are based on two different studies.
Salin Denise
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A Maternal Wall for Refugees? Gender and Labor Market Establishment in Sweden
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2021 Using longitudinal register data, we examined gender patterns in the long-term labor market establishment of refugees (n ≈ 11,700) and Swedish-born individuals (n ≈ 109,000).
Anne Grönlund, Madelene Nordlund
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Ethnic Group Differences in Dietary Diversity of School-Aged Children in Indonesia: The Roles of Gender and Household SES [PDF]
Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2019 Background: Despite the importance of dietary diversity for nutritional status, studies on issues surrounding ethnicity and dietary diversity in developing countries are limited. Objective: We analyzed cross-ethnic differences in ...
Kunto, Yohanes Sondang, Bras, Hilde
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Women in the Steel Industry: Closed in Corners or Provided with Possibilities
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2020 The steel industry has been one of the basic industries in both Sweden and Finland. It is in a process of change, where research and development play an increasingly prominent role.
Minna Salminen-Karlsson
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Being There No Matter What: Working in Publicly Provided Homecare Services
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2021 The aim of this article is to critically explore how formal and informal work practices interplay with gender in the shaping of homecare service’s work environments.
Annika Vänje, Karin Sjöberg Forssberg
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Leading the Way? State Employers’ Engagement with a Disability Employment Policy
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2020 In the literature on labor market integration, there is growing recognition of the importance of employers. This article aims to contribute to this stream of research by investigating state employers’ engagement with a soft employment quota launched ...
Kaja Larsen Østerud
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Gender, Ethnic and Age Diversity of the Boards of Large Malaysian Firms and Performance
Jurnal Pengurusan, 2013 Board diversity is important especially in countries which practice a one-tier board system, such as Malaysia. Under the system, board appointments are usually controlled by the firm’s substantial shareholders, and as a result, directors are chosen based on “the old-boy” network or “people like us”, who are typically middle-aged males and from similar ...
Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah +1 more
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Ethnic Diversity and Firm Performance in Norway
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2023 Ethnic diversity has received increased research attention in Nordic countries; however, only a few studies have looked at it from the perspective of firms.
Janis Umblijs, Ida Drange, Julia Orupabo
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ICT Intentions and Digital Abilities of Future Labor Market Entrants in Finland
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2019 Daily lives of citizens in current societies have changed with the spread of digital technologies, online services, and digital communication. Alongside this, the information and communication technology (ICT) labor force is expected to grow massively ...
Meri-Tuulia Kaarakainen
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Skilled Migrant Women’s Experiences of the Job Search Process
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2021 In this article, we address how skilled migrant women experience job search processes in Finland, and the expectations and emotions that arise from these workforce encounters, which we explore through unique qualitative data.
Heidi Lehtovaara, Marjut Jyrkinen
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