Achieving gender equality by implementing work–life balance measures in Swiss SMEs

Danielle Burkhard
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ABSTRACT Key points identified in this study to break through the glass ceiling and reach not only gender parity, but also a work–life balance from which all employees can equally benefit, are: improve girls’ position early on at school, give women sponsors and mentors to help them develop the competencies to be confident, offer parental leave to encourage women to come back after giving birth, implement new work forms, give employees the possibility for care work, and put legal and political regulations as well as policies in place to influence companies’ decisions when implementing new measures. To introduce new measures into a company’s organizational structure, a detailed research process on which measures are requested and can be implemented, as well as an external consultant or tool, need to be used. This process is very individual per company. The goal is to improve employee satisfaction, have less fluctuations, and put extra financial costs into perspective.
通过在瑞士中小企业实施工作与生活平衡措施实现性别平等
为了打破玻璃天花板,不仅实现性别平等,而且实现所有员工都能平等受益的工作与生活平衡,本研究确定了以下关键点:提高女童在学校的早期地位,为妇女提供赞助者和导师,帮助她们培养自信的能力,提供育儿假,鼓励妇女在生育后回来,实施新的工作形式,为雇员提供护理工作的可能性,并制定法律和政治法规以及政策,以影响公司在实施新措施时的决策。为了在公司的组织结构中引入新的措施,需要详细地研究哪些措施是需要的,哪些措施是可以实施的,还需要使用外部顾问或工具。每个公司的流程都是不同的。目标是提高员工满意度,减少波动,并将额外的财务成本纳入考虑范围。
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