Pride and prejudice beyond the glass ceiling: Brazilian female executives´ psychological type

Autores

  • Betania Tanure Professora do PPGA da PUC Minas
  • Antonio Carvalho Neto Professor do PPGA da PUC Minas
  • Carolina Mota-Santos Professora da PUC Minas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2014v16n39p210

Resumo

This paper intends to relate characteristics of female executive psychological type with their male colleagues in corporations operating in Brazil (CEOs, VPs/directors and top managers). The theoretical framework explores the glass ceiling and the prejudices faced by female executives. It was developed a mixed qualitative-quantitative method. In the quantitative part we interviewed 743 men and 222 women from 344 corporations. We applied also the questionnaire MBTI to 430 of these executives. In the qualitative part we held focus groups with 227 individuals and 104 semi-structured interviews. The most active psychological MBTI type found was the ESTJ, both to men and women. The dominant characteristics in this type is more rational, logical and less emotional. Prejudices are huge: women need to work harder to show that they are as competent as men. They also live the society's pressure in relation to the roles as mother and wife.

Biografia do Autor

Betania Tanure, Professora do PPGA da PUC Minas

Doutora em Administração, pesquisadora do NERHURT - Núcleo de Estudos em RH e Relações de Trabalho do PPGA da PUC Minas

Antonio Carvalho Neto, Professor do PPGA da PUC Minas

Bolsista de produtividade do CNPq, doutor em administração, coordenador do NERHURT.

Carolina Mota-Santos, Professora da PUC Minas

Doutora em administração, squisadora do NERHURT - Núcleo de Estudos em RH e Relações de Trabalho do PPGA da PUC Minas

Publicado

2014-08-15

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Tanure, B., Carvalho Neto, A., & Mota-Santos, C. (2014). Pride and prejudice beyond the glass ceiling: Brazilian female executives´ psychological type. Revista De Ciências Da Administração, 210–223. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2014v16n39p210

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