Why women in Russia is difficult to make a career?

The current situation in the Russian market is very interesting: about 2/3 of all buying decisions according to sociological studies carried out women, but in the higher echelons of power of any large company can hardly meet the "chief in a skirt." You can blame the gender unfair business community. And it really is such, because at the moment there is no single country in the world where women would earn the same as men in similar positions. Russia and do in terms of wages stands at 75th place between Madagascar and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan: a woman receives an average of only 60-64% of the male wage. But this is not the only stop-factor in career advancement.

No support for companies

Why women in Russia is difficult to make a career?

Most modern businesses hide behind the thesis: "We have no differences between men and women", and that is why not organize any support programs for working women. Only 13% of large companies that participated in the opinion polls, recognize that they have a program specifically designed for the development of leadership qualities of the fair sex. At the same time more than half of organizations believe that the problems with women's advancement up the career ladder they do not. But what really?

A woman always has difficulties in reconciling family and working life. Having a child - a huge test, which often ends career stagnation. Leaders do not do anything to maintain the professionalism of employees who are forced to take maternity leave, and even on top and see it as a negative factor in deciding on the increase of personnel decisions. In the USA operates women's support program that requires at least one female leader in the higher echelons of power of the majority of large companies. What is interesting, according to statistics such companies does not lose productivity, and sometimes win, as a lady in a purely male team often makes men leaders to meet and work more efficiently. In Russia, unfortunately, is nothing like the moment does not exist.

The story of Anna:

Anna Mikhalenko successfully worked in a small company as a senior assistant department head, while there was also a junior assistant, with which it began. Family circumstances forced her to take maternity leave, during which she was not aware of the company cases, as the leaders do not consider it necessary to support it "in good shape". And, frankly, it almost did not have time, because Anna's husband worked from morning till night, and could not help with the baby. When Anna returned to the workflow and worked for about a month, the department head is gone and in its place put a junior assistant in the detour Anne, explaining that it is not sufficiently closely acquainted with the affairs of the company, which at the time of its decree led the younger assistant, performing its duties .

There is no self-confidence

British Professor Tom Schuller exploring interesting social phenomenon, which is called the "Pauli exclusion principle". According to this principle, the majority of women are employed in jobs below their level of professional opportunities. The reason in several factors, but primarily in the increased caution. Men are usually asked to increase as soon as the feeling that already know exactly how to perform about 60-65% of the new job responsibilities. Else they plan to study is already "in place". The girls are the same, this level is much higher, because they feel self-doubt and fear of more pressure and increased demands on the part of management because of their gender. Similar indicator reaches 78-82%. In other words, men are more psychologically tuned to increase their positions in view of the lower social pressure. What is interesting, in fact, it has a much higher percentage of women graduates (not only the first but also the second) than men, and the level of professional competence have approximately the same.

Another consequence of the Pauli exclusion principle - foreseeability lower salary for women, again because of the uncertainty in their own abilities. HR-specialists recommend to the interviews indicate a slightly larger salary than the one that you expect. If you artificially increase it several times, then your application will not be considered seriously, and a slight increase in the head is always ready to discuss and, if necessary, to explain why now they are not willing to pay such a sum, and when it can be achieved.

A Story of Hope:

Hope Shulpina moved from a small town in St. Petersburg and came to settle in the IT-company, they have had a good education and a 2 and a half years of work experience. After examining the approximate market salary for this specialty, she called the interview a desired level of wages, which was 7% lower than this figure. A job she got, but it was with the stated minimum salary. The department together with her was still a novice with 3 different levels of experience. Dennis also came from out of town with 2 years of experience, but called the desired level of wages 10% above the market average. As a result, his salary is in a similar position with similar duties was higher than that of Hope, and is comparable to the average for the city.

Social stereotypes

We work hard to fight gender inequality, but some stereotypes are rooted not only in business but also in all others. For example, a woman in the family sphere is perceived as homemakers, therefore, in the public mind there is a perception that when choosing between work and home she always chooses a house. Moreover, such a stereotype become numb, not only in the minds of men. 42% of women believe in the same, and explicitly recognizes that the family is more important than any career, even if the husband earns less than his wife. Naturally, the leaders do not want to communicate with candidates, which in the case which will not hold on to the workplace.

Why women in Russia is difficult to make a career?

Another common superstition - that men are more logical and reasonable, and the women - emotional and unpredictable. That's why many managers prefer male candidates ceteris paribus data. Total stereotype that women are more inclined to the humanities, and not an exact science, statistics are easily destroyed: the level of education of women in technical and natural science fields 10 years ago has exceeded the level of education of men by 12%. However, as mentioned above, women are generally more educated - hence such an impressive figure.

Finally, a separate category leaders bestowed to us straight from the 90's and he still had not changed a certain tone of business communication in the neutral and corporate. Some men hardening of the time believed that the case settled for a glass of vodka or a glass of beer in the bath or in the country. Of course, this outdated surroundings business communication ladies do not fit. But it's even good, because this kind of business etiquette should already wither away and disappear from the business horizons.

History Elena:

Elena Platonov came to get a job associate editor at business magazine immediately after university. After the initial interview, there were 5 candidates, among whom staged a competition. Participants performed the test items with a fixed number of points. Elena won the highest number of points together with graduates of other university Anton, however, no additional tasks they were not offered, and took him to work. Elena found another place to start a career, and six months later learned that Anton did not get along with management and left after 2 weeks after the test task, and in its place took graduate who scored a few points lower than Elena. Helen of personnel department of the company did not even call back.