Research Project: Gender Equality in Leadership & Management

This research project investigates the importance of gender equality in leadership and management, aiming to identify the significance of this concept within organizations. The project explores various aspects, including gender-based discrimination in the workplace, the challenges faced in promoting gender equality, and the impact of discrimination on employee performance. It also examines ways to foster gender equality within organizational culture and highlights the benefits of such practices. The research employs a qualitative methodology, including an exploratory research design and an inductive research approach, to develop a comprehensive understanding of the topic. Data collection involves both primary and secondary methods, with a simple random sampling technique used to gather unbiased information from employees. The project includes a detailed literature review, research methodology, and a timeline, providing a structured approach to analyzing the complexities of gender equality in the workplace. The project concludes with references to relevant academic sources.

Research Project
(TITLE- To identify importance of gender equality in leadership and management)

Table of Content
TITLE
INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE REVIEW
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TIMELINE
REFERENCES

Introduction
Aim- “ To identify importance of gender equality in leadership and management. A case
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Objectives
 To develop understanding about gender based discrimination with in the work place.
 To analyse problems occur while promoting gender equality in workplace.
 To evaluate the impact of gender based discrimination on the employee performance.
 What are the ways to promote Gender Equality in culture of organization.
 To identify benefits of promoting gender equality in an organization.

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Research Question
 What is gender based discrimination with in an organization?
 What are the problem that occurs while promoting gender equality with in the
workplace?
 What is the impact of gender based discrimination on the employee performance?
 How Gender Equality can be promoted in organization culture?
 What are the benefits of promoting gender quality in the organization?

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Background
Discrimination on the work place is one of the main trouble that is faced by people with
in an organization. This problem can cause negative impact on both company and the
employees. Discrimination on work place could be of different type. Mainly people
face discrimination on basis of age, gender, race, education, personal background,
religion, sexual orientation, personal values and political views.
Rationale
This topic is very important for the organization cause it is related to the performance
and satisfaction of the employees with in the work place. This research can help to
analyse the importance of gender equality within the work place and negative impact
of discrimination on employee performance.
Significance
This research project can be used by different people to develop effective knowledge of
gender equality and its benefits for organization. This research also can be used by
other research er to find research gap in previous papers and develop foundation for
better study.

LITERATURE REVIEW
Gender Discrimination
According to Falk and Hermle, (2018) also can be explained as sexual discrimination.
Any action with in organization that is specific denial rewards, privileges and
opportunities of an employee with in work place. This could be very negative for
organization and it also can affect the work place environment and culture of
company. This is important for the organization to treat all the employees equally in
organization to maintain high employee satisfaction.
Problem Faced by Organization in Promoting Gender Equality
As per Leung, (2020) there are different challenges that are faced by organization in
promoting gender equality with in organization. Some of the main challenges that are
faced by organization are related to the approaches that are used by them, lack of
resources, lack of information & data and less cooperation from employees.

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Impact of Gender Discrimination on Employee Performance
In opinion of Young, (2016) impact of gender discrimination is negative for both
organization and employees. It can affect the individual employee personally and
professionally. This negative impact on the individual can reduce the overall
performance of organization in operations.
Ways to promote Gender Equality
According to Goetz, (2018) there are different processes can be used to promote gender
equality with in organization. By making changes in the organization policies can
help them to deal with this issue. They also can use various training and
communication sessions to improve environment within organization.
Benefits of Gender Equality within Organization
Kabeer, (2016) has said that there are various benefits of gender equality for
organization and employees. This can help the organization to maintain work place
environment effective and positive for employees. This can help them to achieve
high performance standards. Gender equality help the organization management to
keep motivating and encouraging employees to gain highly productive working
environment in work place.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Type
In a research project different type of data and information is collected to find result or
solution for particular problem. In this report qualitative data will be used. This
research type is selected for research work because it will provide the opportunity to
the researcher to develop better knowledge about gender discrimination with in
company.
Research design
This can be explained as a complete plan that is used by researcher to execute the
research process. In this research exploratory research design will be used to develop
knowledge about research topic. This design is effective to evaluate the data and
information that is related to the particular research aims.
Research approach
Research approach can be explained as plan and process that is followed by the
researcher to perform the research work. In this research work inductive research
will be used in order to find and develop knowledge about the research topic. This
approach can help the researcher to develop new theories in order to understand
research topic more clearly.

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Research philosophy
Research philosophy can be considered as thought process of the researcher while
conducting the research. These mind set of researcher can be categories in different
types. For this research project positivism and interpretivism research philosophy will
be used to understand information of scientific basis.
Sampling
In this research project simple random sampling will be used to collect primary data from
people. There are 30 employees of organization will be selected randomly in the
research process to get unbiased data and information.
Data collection
In this research project both primary and secondary data collections techniques will be
used in order to collect precise and accurate data of gender discrimination with in an
organization.

TIMELINE

REFERENCES
Chilisa, B., 2019. Indigenous research methodologies. Sage Publications, Incorporated.
Christ, T.W., 2017. Mixed Methods and Action Research: Methodologies for Special
Education (In Press).
Falk, A. and Hermle, J., 2018. Relationship of gender differences in preferences to
economic development and gender equality. Science. 362(6412). p.eaas9899.
Goetz, A.M., 2018. National women 痴 machinery: State-based institutions to advocate
for gender equality. Manchester University Press.
Kabeer, N., 2016. Gender equality, economic growth, and women 痴 agency: the 痴
ndless variety and� 痴 onotonous similarity of patriarchal constraints.� Feminist
Economics. 22(1). pp.295-321.
Leung, L.Y., 2020. Representation of Gender Equality From the Perspective of the
Medical Trainee and its Ripple Effect: Highlighting Gender Inequality in Medical
Student Experiences. In Gender Equity in the Medical Profession (pp. 29-50). IGI
Global.
Young, Z.P., 2016. Gender and development. In Handbook on Gender in World Politics.
Edward Elgar Publishing.

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