DES)IGUALDADE DE GÊNERO NO LOCAL DE TRABALHO E PRÁTICAS DE RECURSOS HUMANOS

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine whether HR practices related to serving, attracting, and retaining women in organizations are associated with gender equity. Information from the 2017 Best Companies to Work for database was used. The sample comprised 365 organizations and approximately 250,000 workers, mostly men (58.30%). Information was gathered on the length of time the organization has operated in Brazil, its source of capital, the industry, the total number of workers (by job and gender) and HR practices focused on women. The data analysis techniques included descriptive statistics, Simple Correspondence Analysis (ANACOR), and multidimensional scaling (MDS). It was found that there were substantially fewer women at team management levels (supervisor/coordinator, manager, and director/president). This gender inequality may reflect the fact that most companies (62.47%) do not have HR practices that encourage the development of women's careers. The results of a simple correspondence analysis showed that there is no association between HR practices and gender equity in the organizations surveyed.