Gender-egalitarian culture and differences in strategic integration among women and men in HR director positions

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze how differences in strategic integration between women and men in HR director positions vary in an international comparison and particularly how gender-egalitarian cultural values influence the level of these differences.rnDesign/methodology/approach - Cross-country comparison of HR managers involving 22 countries based on the 2004 Cranet survey.rnFindings - Consistent with the hypothesis, findings show a negative relationship between gender-egalitarian values and sex differences in strategic integration.rnPractical implications - Enhanced understanding of impact of cultural egalitarianism on cross-national differences in segregation of women in the HR profession.rnOriginality/value - Level of segregation of women in HR director positions varies with the prevalence of gender-egalitarian cultural values.