Connecting gender balance, crisis resistance and innovativeness in the forestry sector
Women in leadership and management
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12665346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alice Ludvig (0000-0003-1323-2276, European Forest Institute, corresponding author), Barbara Öllerer (European Forest Institute), Tatjana Aubram (0000-0002-3470-7309, University of Applied Sciences St Pölten) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 161 |
| Pages | 103890-103890 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Science & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1462-9011 • E-ISSN: 1873-6416 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103890 |
| OpenAlex | W4402489100 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 41 |
Much of the research on forestry innovation is based on models of economic rationality that are presumed to be universal and “a-gendered.” This article understands that economic processes are not “neutral” and seeks to produce empirical insights into the perceptions of gender in the male-dominated forestry sector. How does perceived gender balance in a forestry-related organisation contribute to its resilience to economic, ecological, climate-related and other contemporary crises, as well as its innovativeness? To examine the importance attributed to gender balance for resilience and innovation, we undertook a representative web survey amongst the principal Austrian forestry-related companies, institutions and agencies. The results show some links between gender and innovation, but not between gender and resilience. We then complemented the survey with in-depth interviews with high-level female representatives from the Austrian forestry sector, focusing on their personal experiences and opinions as both experts and the sole ones who made it in a sector of skewed gender balance and strong misrepresentation. Our findings reveal a contradiction between the survey results on the importance attributed to gender balance within forestry-sector organisations and the inequalities that successful women in high-level leadership positions reported in the interviews. The article discusses how gendered norms are relevant for economic outcomes and must be integrated into all related research efforts. Our findings challenge academic positions that regard economic issues and societal questions like gender balance to be strictly separated. • Forestry-related research needs to include gender as a category for economic processes. • 57 % of forestry sector organisations rank gender balance as important. • Successful female leaders report discrimination and inequality during their careers. • High levels of innovativeness correlate with the importance attributed to gender balance. • The overall share of women in the sector is so minimal that the support of mentors and policies is needed
Balance (ability · Business · Gender balance · Geography · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Forest Biomass Utilization and Management · Forest Management and Policy · Psychology · Rural development and sustainability · Forestry
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| Citations per year | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |