Female senior managers in the Brazilian finance industry: a journey towards success

• Ano de defesa: 2016
• Autor(a) principal: Giacché, Carlotta Lucia
• Orientador(a): Curado, Isabela Baleeiro
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: eng
• Palavras-chave em Português: Gender; Brazilian society; Gênero; Sociedade brasileira; Códigos de comportamento tradicionais
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/10438/15851

At the global level, the representation of female leaders in organisations is often still in single figures in percentage terms. Particularly in finance, these records are below industry average, and the strong competition and male-dominated regime make it difficult for women to make it to the top (Torres et al., 2013; OECD Better Life Index 2015). This can be due to a lack of work-life balance, differing leadership styles, women being intimidated, or conformance with conventionally embedded family structures. In Brazil, traditional codes of conduct are very palpable in the country’s society, even tthough it has also benefited from a strong presence of feminist movements across the second half of the last century (Tate and Yang, 2015; Bowles et al. 2007; Niederle and Vesterlund, 2007). In recent years, the Brazilian finance industry has been growing, providing greater employment opportunities and career developments within national and international corporations (Chiang et al., 2013; Bruschini, 2007). This dissertation focuses on the challenges that female finance leaders in Brazil face during their careers. This will be achieved by a social media analysis focusing on women’s years of work experience, current position, and whether they have children, as well as with 10 semi-structured interviews carried out with finance executives in Brazil. These steps will encompass gaps in the literature and consequent recommendations for future research