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Ao longo dos anos vários foram os autores que tentaram definir liderança, partindo da
sua visão acerca da temática. Por se tratar de um tema tão complexo, não existe um consenso
relativamente a uma só definição.
A igualdade de género em Portugal é um direito presente na Constituição da República
Portuguesa. Através do 13º artigo é possível verificar que o princípio da igualdade comtempla
que “todos os cidadãos têm a mesma dignidade social e são iguais perante a lei. Ninguém
pode ser privilegiado, beneficiado, prejudicado, privado de qualquer direito ou isento de
qualquer dever em razão de ascendência, sexo, raça, língua, território de origem, religião,
convicções políticas ou ideológicas, instrução, situação económica, condição social ou
orientação sexual.”
Com cada vez mais mulheres no mercado de trabalho, e apesar de uma maior
participação dos homens nas tarefas domésticas, estas ainda são maioritariamente da
responsabilidade das mulheres. De modo global, em várias situações ainda se assiste a essa
atribuição de papéis determinados pelo género também em contexto profissional, o que
influencia economicamente as sociedades onde estas situações ocorrem.
O presente estudo tem como principal objetivo caracterizar a liderança feminina e
compreender como as caraterísticas das mulheres que lideram influenciam a sua liderança. O
estudo incide sob 10 mulheres que lideram hotéis e departamentos em unidades hoteleiras,
tratando-se de uma investigação que aplica uma metodologia qualitativa.
Os resultados foram encontrados através da análise Grounded Theory e propõem que
a liderança feminina carateriza-se pelas influências a que as líderes estão sujeitas e pelas
dificuldades que encontram no seu percurso, inerentes às funções que desempenham. Estes
fatores são determinantes na definição do estilo de liderança que as participantes exercem.
Over the years, several authors have tried to define leadership, based on their view of the theme. Because it’s such a complex topic, there is no consensus on a single definition. Gender equality in Portugal is a right present in the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic. In the 13th article it’s possible to verify that the principle of equality contemplates “all citizens have the same social dignity and are equal before the law. Nobody can be privileged, benefited, harmed, deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due to ancestry, sex, race, language, territory of origin, religion, political or ideological beliefs, education, economic situation, social condition or sexual orientation.” With more and more women in the labor market, and despite the greater participation of men in domestic chores, these chores are still mostly the responsibility of women. Globally, in many situations there is still the attribution of roles determined by gender also in a professional context, which economically influences the societies where these situations occur. The present study has as main objective to characterize the female leadership and to understand how the characteristics of the women who lead influence her leadership. The study focuses on 10 women who lead hotels and departments in hotels, and is a research that applies a qualitative methodology. The results found were found through the Grounded Theory analysis and propose that the female leadership is characterized by the influences to which leaders are subject and by the difficulties they encounter along the way, inherent to the functions they perform. These factors are decisive in defining the leadership style that the participants exercise.
Over the years, several authors have tried to define leadership, based on their view of the theme. Because it’s such a complex topic, there is no consensus on a single definition. Gender equality in Portugal is a right present in the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic. In the 13th article it’s possible to verify that the principle of equality contemplates “all citizens have the same social dignity and are equal before the law. Nobody can be privileged, benefited, harmed, deprived of any right or exempt from any duty due to ancestry, sex, race, language, territory of origin, religion, political or ideological beliefs, education, economic situation, social condition or sexual orientation.” With more and more women in the labor market, and despite the greater participation of men in domestic chores, these chores are still mostly the responsibility of women. Globally, in many situations there is still the attribution of roles determined by gender also in a professional context, which economically influences the societies where these situations occur. The present study has as main objective to characterize the female leadership and to understand how the characteristics of the women who lead influence her leadership. The study focuses on 10 women who lead hotels and departments in hotels, and is a research that applies a qualitative methodology. The results found were found through the Grounded Theory analysis and propose that the female leadership is characterized by the influences to which leaders are subject and by the difficulties they encounter along the way, inherent to the functions they perform. These factors are decisive in defining the leadership style that the participants exercise.
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Keywords
Liderança Liderança feminina Estilos de liderança Igualdade de género Conflito vida-trabalho Leadership Female leadership Leadership styles Gender equality Life-work conflict