Do national cultures have to do with gender (in) equality at work? A comparison between Brazil and the United States of America
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https://doi.org/10.24302/drd.v15.4897Abstract
Although the relationships between gender and work are widely explored in the literature, they are not investigated with the same frequency by cross-cultural approaches, that is, through a perspective that considers the possible influences of national culture on individual values, attitudes, and behavior. This study aimed to verify, quantitatively, the differences between Brazilians and Americans regarding the understanding of gender inequalities at work, discussing such differences in light of the cultural characteristics of the countries compared. Data from 2,596 Americans and 1,762 Brazilians were submitted to statistical correlation and mean-comparison tests. The findings indicated that, in Brazil, there is a greater tendency to accept gender inequality at work, a result that proved to be compatible with sociodemographic characteristics and Brazilian cultural background, under the influence of patriarchy and high power distance, and American cultural background, characterized by the union of the people in search of equality and freedom for all.
Keywords: social development; inequality in organizations; brazilian society; american society; cross-cultural study.
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