Analyzing Gender Inequality's Impact on Organizational Productivity

This research proposal investigates the impact of equality and diversity, specifically focusing on gender inequality within organizations. The introduction highlights the significance of the topic and the importance of addressing gender inequality, particularly in the context of the Hilton Hotel. The research aims to analyze the impact of gender inequality on productivity and performance, with objectives to define equality and diversity, identify the effects of gender inequality, and explore strategies for improvement. The literature review provides definitions of equality and diversity, discusses the ways gender inequality affects performance and productivity, and explores strategies to overcome these challenges. The proposal includes research questions to guide the investigation and references relevant academic sources. The research aims to provide insights into how organizations can foster equality and diversity to enhance performance and employee satisfaction.

Research Proposal
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Title of Topic/Project Proposal: Equality and Diversity..................................................................3
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Identify a specific researchable topic area.................................................................................3
1.2 The importance of the problem..................................................................................................3
1.3 Aim of the research project...................................................................................................3
2.0 Research Objectives and Research Question.............................................................................4
3.0 Literature Review.......................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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Title of Topic/Project Proposal:
An investigation to analyse the impact of equality and diversity
Introduction
Equality and diversity plays most important role for growth and development of
organisation. Equality facilitates organisation to offer equal treatment to all individuals without
discriminated on any basis (Dashper, 2019). Diversity is defined as respecting values for every
individual while placing positive values among them.
Aim
“To analysis the impact of gender inequality on productivity and performance of an
organisation”. A case study on Hilton Hotel
1.1 Identify a specific researchable topic area
Present research will be conducted on the challenge of gender equality. It has been
evaluated that Hilton hotel is facing the issue of gender inequality.
1.2 The importance of the problem
It has been evaluated that equality and diversity plays essential role through which
organisation can treat each and every individual within workplace equally. It is essential for an
organisation to overcome the problem of gender inequality in order to offer maximum job
satisfaction to every worker. In addition to this, it has been identified that maximum number of
employees within organisation. It has been evaluated that this problem is having negative impact
upon performance and productivity of employees that affects growth and development of
organisation.
1.3 Aim of the research project
Research aim
“To analysis the impact of gender inequality on productivity and performance of an
organisation”. A case study on Hilton Hotel
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2.0 Research Objectives and Research Question
Research objectives
 To identify the concept of equality and diversity in context with organisation.
 To identify the ways in which gender inequality affects performance and productivity of
Hilton hotel.
 To explore thestrategies through which Hilton hotel can overcome the challenges of
gender inequality.
Research questions
 What is the concept of equality and diversity in context with organisation?
 What are the ways in which gender inequality affects performance and productivity of
company?
 What are thestrategies through which Hilton hotel can overcome the challenges of gender
equality?
3.0 Literature Review
Concept of equality and diversity in context with organisation
As per the viewpoint of Dashper quality is defined as a concept in which each and every
individual within a workplace structure get treated equally (Equality and diversity – what’s the
difference?. 2012). While on the other hand, if it is talked about diversity it is termed as placing
equal opportunity by respecting distinctive values. Equality and diversity is an essential element
through which organisation can promote healthy practices in workplace structure.
Ways in which gender inequality affects performance and productivity of company
According to the viewpoint of Kiser, gender equality has direct impact upon productivity
and performance of employees. It further lead organisation to face many challenges to maintain
overall productivity of organisation. In addition to this, it has been evaluated that gender quality
have negative impact upon overall growth and development of employees and affects brand
image and decision making of company.
Strategies through which Hilton hotel can overcome the challenges of gender equality
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As per the view point of Sobering, 2016 there are number of ways through which Hilton
hotel can overcome the challenge of gender equality. It can be determined that Hilton hotel is
required to be transparent and offer adequate support to women in more senior roles. In addition
to this, it is also essential for hotel to implement gender neutral recruitment process (Hacker,
2017). Along with this, Hilton hotel is also required to diversify the board and implement clear
policy on discrimination.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Dashper, K., 2019. Challenging the gendered rhetoric of success? The limitations of women‐only
mentoring for tackling gender inequality in the workplace. Gender, Work &
Organization, 26(4), pp.541-557.
Azmat, G., Hensvik, L. and Rosenqvist, O., 2020. Workplace presenteeism, job substitutability
and gender inequality.
Kiser, A.I., 2015. Workplace and leadership perceptions between men and women. Gender in
Management: An International Journal.
Sobering, K., 2016. Producing and reducing gender inequality in a worker-recovered
cooperative. The Sociological Quarterly, 57(1), pp.129-151.
Hacker, S., 2017. Pleasure, power and technology: Some tales of gender, engineering, and the
cooperative workplace (Vol. 5). Routledge.
Online
Equality and diversity – what’s the difference?. 2012. [Online]. Available
throughhttps://www.unionlearn.org.uk/equality-and-diversity-whats-
difference#:~:text=Equality%20is%20about%20ensuring%20everybody,positive
%20value%20on%20those%20differences
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