Despite high rates of female participation in the workforce, women in top corporate positions are much rarer in egalitarian Scandinavian countries than in individualistic Anglo-Saxon countries. Scandinavias dearth of female CEOs is related to the regions particular policies of parental leave, childcare, and personal taxation, and to the psychological dynamics of career success.
Why Are There So Few Female Top Executives in Egalitarian Welfare States?
By Magnus Henrekson, Mikael Stenkula
This
article
appeared in
the Fall 2009 issue of The Independent Review.