The “glass ceiling” in France: is the public sector more egalitarian than the private sector?

The article compares the careers of women in top executive and high ranking positions in the public and private sectors in France. The first part presents a review of the main approaches and interpretations offered to the glass ceiling issue in the sociological literature. The second part investigat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Marry, Catherine, Pochic, Sophie
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)
Repositorio:Cadernos de Pesquisa (Fundação Carlos Chagas. Online)
Idioma:portugués
francés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.publicacoes.fcc.org.br:article/4299
Acceso en línea:https://publicacoes.fcc.org.br/cp/article/view/4299
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mujeres
Francia
Sector Público
Sector Privado
Women
France
Public Sector
Private Sector
Mulheres
França
Setor Público
Setor Privado
Femmes
Secteur Public
Secteur Privé
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Sumario:The article compares the careers of women in top executive and high ranking positions in the public and private sectors in France. The first part presents a review of the main approaches and interpretations offered to the glass ceiling issue in the sociological literature. The second part investigates the common traits as well as the striking differences in the social logic of the construction of gender inequalities in careers, in both sectors. The public sector, for a long time, has seemed to be more “egalitarian” and open to women than private companies. However, in the conclusion, we question if this distinctive characteristic is disappearing.