Are Companies Committed to Preventing Gender Violence against Women? The Role of the Manager's Implicit Resistance

Bibliographic Data

ID5935405
AuthorsArístides Vara-Horna (0000-0002-3107-1157, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, corresponding author), Zaida Asencios-Gonzalez (0000-0003-0254-8208, Universidad de San Martín de Porres), Zaida B Asencios-Gonzalez, Liliana Quipuzco-Chicata (0000-0002-5200-069X, Universidad de San Martín de Porres), Alberto Diaz-Rosillo (0000-0001-6534-1680, Universidad de San Martín de Porres)
Year2022
Volume12
Issue1
Pages12
Publication date2022-12-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci12010012
OpenAlexW4313327959
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited40

This study aims to provide evidence that managers' commitment towards preventing gender violence against women is affected by implicit resistance from the patriarchal culture. A structured questionnaire was given to 673 managers of 243 small, medium, and large private companies in Metropolitan Lima, Peru. We design and test a conceptual model using covariance-based structural equation modeling. Even though 90.3% of managers report being committed to and in favor of preventing gender violence in companies, 48.6% have intense implicit resistance against it. In general, 3 out of 4 managers do not believe in violence against women because they consider it "biased", and think that policies should only talk about family or partner violence. In addition, 2 out of 4 believe that equality policies have "hidden interests" that generate mistrust. The structural equations show that implicit resistance, directly and indirectly, decreases managers' commitment and actions towards preventing gender violence in organizations. Gender biases, irrational beliefs about sexual violence, and a lack of appreciation of gender equality strongly predict these resistances. Business involvement in the prevention of gender violence is a more complex process than expected, requiring a reinforced strategy aimed at overcoming managers' implicit resistance

Domestic violence · Irrational number · Poison control · Resistance (ecology · Structural equation modeling · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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