{"id":41103,"date":"2016-08-23T18:03:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T18:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jump.eu.com\/jup\/?p=41103"},"modified":"2016-12-06T14:04:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T14:04:02","slug":"do-men-wants-equality-in-the-workplace-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jump.eu.com\/jup\/do-men-wants-equality-in-the-workplace-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Do men want equality in the workplace?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Highlights of a European research conducted by JUMP<\/a> and Axiom Consulting Partners*.<\/p>\n

Three quarters (78%) of men believe they will benefit from more gender equality in the workplace.\u00a0 However, less than 1 man over 4 declare to be actively involved in making this a reality.\u00a0 One third of those surveyed declare to be against gender equality (some more actively than others) whilst half of them are generally positive but not actively engaged.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Equal rights may exist in Europe as a principle, but this is not yet translating into practice in the workplace.\u00a0 Gender equality at a professional level has been talked about for over 20 years but the voice and opinions of men are often neither sought nor heard.\u00a0 We rarely see them at events or following training on the issue.\u00a0 Yet, men have a critical role to play in promoting and enabling gender equality as they typically hold over 90% of the executive roles in large corporations.<\/p>\n

To have more gender equality in the workplace means having more women in decision-making roles. This often raises the question of more equality in the share of domestic tasks at home. Traditionally, women have given up their careers to take care of their families. However, an increasing number of mothers want to pursue a career. In some cases, their husbands support their spouse\u2019s choice by slowing down their own career. In these households, the traditional gender roles are reversed: men are the biggest caregiver and women and the main breadwinners.<\/p>\n

Last year JUMP released a research into this topic:\u00a0 Pioneering Fathers: Behind Every Great Woman there is a Great Man.<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Now, as a follow up, we have asked the views of men more generally and posed the question: Do Men Want Equality at Work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

For and against<\/strong><\/p>\n

Those \u2018for\u2019 more equality are more likely to be approaching the end of their career, or have at least one daughter or have a partner who is also working.<\/p>\n

Those \u2018against\u2019 are more likely to be in their 30s, have no female partner, or have no children (or only boys) or a partner who does not work or who earns significantly less than them.<\/p>\n

In terms of the benefits to be gained by more gender equality in the workplace, employees and middle managers cite equal access to a better work-life balance, the breaking down of male stereotyping as well as being perceived as a more \u2018modern\u2019.\u00a0 The latter is also recognised as a benefit by executives and senior managers, although they place more emphasis on the benefit of higher productivity and better business results.<\/p>\n

When asked about their concerns associated with more gender equality, 54% of the respondents express no concern about their own career progression but 70% are concerned on behalf of their male colleagues who feel threatened by women\u2019s career advancement<\/strong>! And the idea of quotas or targets is certainly not welcomed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If more than 75% of those who responded to the survey say that they do see the benefits for themselves of more gender equality, 30% declare themselves either directly opposed or reticent. Those \u2018against\u2019 fall into two main categories:<\/p>\n