This dissertation considers that increasing Female Labour Force Participation (FLFP) can highly contribute during the recovery process of an economy in crisis and how the Cyprus job market has changed from pre to post crisis resulting in a high demand for jobs today.
High demand for jobs means that employers have a surplus of potential candidates to select from and therefore it can be assumed that they will be inclined to selecting candidates that can work under the terms of the employer. In most cases, the demographic that is most likely be able to live up to those terms are the men in the Cyprus labour force.
While beneficial in the short-run in respect of keeping HR budgets low, the dissertation questions how this may impact companies in the long-run in terms of job satisfaction and performance.
Assessment of the level of Work Life Balance (WLB) offered by corporate organisations is determined through primary and secondary forms of research and investigates whether or not it correlates to the lack of female decision-makers and the Gender Pay Gap in Cyprus. It identifies that the gender discrimination in the workplace in Cyprus does very much still exist namely due to traditionalist corporate cultures that are still in place as well as examining limitations imposed on women in terms of achieving senior roles in the workplace.
The rationale for primarily determining the current existence of these problems is to bring another assumed problem to the table of which that is the lack of flexible work options that Cyprus has on offer and in turn how opening the doors to more FLFP can benefit the private sector's performance in the market and in turn vastly contribute in terms of profitability to a recovering economy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Chapter One: Introduction & Dissertation Concept
- Introduction
- Research Background & Dissertation Concept
- Research Questions & Objectives
- Relevance of the Topic to the Current Cyprus Economic Situation
- Scope of Research - Limitations & Delimitations
- Thesis Structure
- Chapter 2: Literature Review & Analysis
- Introduction
- The Cyprus Pay Gap & The Glass Ceiling - Relevant Sources
- Culture Background of Cyprus - Relevant Sources
- The Demand for Increased Work Life Balance - Relevant Sources
- Flexibility in the Workplace - Relevant Sources
- Job Satisfaction in the Workplace from a Contextual Approach
- Job Satisfaction in the Work Place from a Processing Approach
- Chapter 3: Methodology
- The Participants of the Study
- The Collection of Data - The Mixed Method Approach
- Structure of the Survey Questionnaire
- Section 1
- Section 2
- Section 3
- Section 4
- Evaluation of Results
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This dissertation explores the potential of increased Female Labour Force Participation (FLFP) to contribute to the recovery of an economy in crisis. It focuses specifically on the Cyprus job market and its transformation from pre-crisis to post-crisis, characterized by high demand for jobs. The dissertation investigates the implications of this high demand on companies, particularly regarding work-life balance (WLB) and its correlation with the lack of female decision-makers and the Gender Pay Gap in Cyprus.
- The impact of increased FLFP on economic recovery, particularly in the context of Cyprus.
- The influence of high job demand on employer preferences and potential gender bias in hiring.
- The relationship between WLB, corporate culture, and gender discrimination in the Cyprus workplace.
- The role of flexible work options in promoting FLFP and improving corporate performance.
- The potential benefits of increased FLFP for the private sector's profitability and overall economic recovery.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
Chapter One introduces the dissertation concept, outlining the research background, questions, objectives, and relevance to the current Cyprus economic situation. It also defines the scope of research, including limitations and delimitations, and presents the thesis structure.
Chapter Two delves into a literature review and analysis, examining the Cyprus Pay Gap, the Glass Ceiling, cultural factors in Cyprus, the demand for increased WLB, flexibility in the workplace, and job satisfaction from both contextual and processing approaches.
Chapter Three focuses on the methodology employed in the research, detailing the study participants, data collection methods (including the mixed method approach), the structure of the survey questionnaire, and the evaluation of results.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The key themes and concepts explored in this dissertation include Female Labour Force Participation (FLFP), economic recovery, Cyprus job market, work-life balance (WLB), gender discrimination, corporate culture, flexible work options, gender pay gap, and job satisfaction.
- Quote paper
- Chloe Mahtaney (Author), 2015, The significance of female labour force participation in a recovering economy, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/321120
