WOMEN IN ESTABLISHMENT AND IN BUSINESS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RUSSIAN AND FRENCH PRACTICES

The article deals with the peculiarities of women promotion in executive and legislative branches inRussiaandFrance. Generalizations are made on the basis of 47 in-depth interviews with women in higher positions of power hierarchy, experts and chief executives. The study results reveal general and s...

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Main Author: Alla E. Chirikova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jurist, Publishing Group 2015-07-01
Series:Sravnitelʹnaâ Politika
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Online Access:https://www.comparativepolitics.org/jour/article/view/8
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Summary:The article deals with the peculiarities of women promotion in executive and legislative branches inRussiaandFrance. Generalizations are made on the basis of 47 in-depth interviews with women in higher positions of power hierarchy, experts and chief executives. The study results reveal general and specific tendencies typical for the two countries. The research shows that inRussiathe promotion of women in power depends on the ‘will of the chief executive’ while inFrancethe promotion of women in power is the result of individual career strategies.
ISSN:2221-3279
2412-4990