Les corps de direction de l’administration pénitentiaire, à l’instar des cadres de la fonction publique, connaissent un processus remarquable de féminisation. Bien que nombreuses - les directrices représentent environ 45% de l’encadrement - et très diplômées, elles restent rares à occuper des postes à hautes responsabilités et sont, au contraire, surreprésentées dans des activités de cadre intermédiaire. En ce sens, les directeurs pénitentiaires ne font pas figure d’exception dans les professions de l’encadrement de la fonction publique ou du secteur privé. Qu’il s’agisse des Directeurs des Services Pénitentiaires ou des Directeurs Pénitentiaires d’Insertion et de Probation, leurs parcours restent en conformité avec les rôles de sexes attribués aux hommes et aux femmes. Ces dernières, prioritairement assignées à la sphère familiale tentent de concilier au mieux carrière et vie privée tandis que les directeurs, dans les pas de leurs prédécesseurs, perpétuent le triptyque au fondement de leur identité professionnelle : autorité, mobilité, disponibilité. A l’appui d’une analyse quantitative exhaustive et d’une enquête par entretiens menée auprès de 22 personnels de direction, nous observons l’existence d’un plafond de verre et une distribution genrée des emplois, résultant de freins organisationnels et de représentations sexuées d’une fonction considérée encore comme masculine. Les différentes réformes qu’a connues l’administration pénitentiaire, visant à moderniser cette institution, ont introduit néanmoins des changements dans la manière d’exercer la fonction et ont probablement favorisé la féminisation du métier. Pour autant, ces avancées apparaissent encore trop ténues et récentes pour remettre en question les schémas d’une division sexuelle du travail séculaire et déverrouiller tous les accès à l’égalité professionnelle pour les femmes. La persistance des stéréotypes, réactivée par une mixité essentialisée, reste un obstacle majeur d’autant que la féminisation des corps de direction provoque des inquiétudes, et des résistances, plus ou moins visibles. / The management corps of prison administration, like public service management, is experiencing a remarkable process of feminization. Although numerous, female directors represent 45% of the managers and very qualified, they rarely hold high responsibility positions and are on the contrary over represented as middle managers. In this sense, prison authority directors are not an exception in public service administration or private sector management. Whether penitentiary service directors or integration and probation directors, their backgrounds are in accordance with the gender roles attributed to men and women. The later (women), primarily assigned to the family sphere, try to best conciliate career and private life whereas male managers following in the footsteps of their predecessors, perpetuate the three foundations of professional identity: authority, mobility, availability. In support of a comprehensive quantitative analysis and interviews conducted with 22 managers, we observe a glass of ceiling and gender distribution of jobs, resulting from organization brakes and gender representations for functions still considered as masculine. The various reforms experienced by the prison administration to modernize this institution, have nevertheless introduced changes in how to exercise the function and probably favored the feminization of the profession. However, these advances still appear too tenuous and recent to challenge the patterns of sexual division of labor unlock all access to equal opportunities for women. The persistence of stereotypes, reactivated by an essentialized mix, remains a major obstacle, especially as the feminization of the management profession causes concern and resistance, more or less visible.

”Snutfitta”, ”du är ändå inte stark”, ”lilla gumman” är bara några av de förekommande meningar som kvinnliga poliser möts av när de arbetar ute i samhället och möter allmänheten. Att vara kvinna i ett traditionellt sätt mansdominerat yrke kan vara svårt både när det gäller hur de blir behandlade och bemötta samt möjligheten att klättra inom organisationen. Syftet med föreliggande studie var att ta reda på hur kvinnliga poliser upplever att de blir bemötta av samhällets medborgare, men även på arbetsplatsen. Finns det en större press på kvinnor i ett mansdominerat yrke att prestera hårdare för att bevisa att de räcker till? I studien har Erving Goffmans teori om intrycksstyrning, Axel Honneths teori om de tre dimensionerna, Jean Lipman Blumens teori om homosocialitet och heterosocialitet samt Morrisons teori om glastaket tillämpats. Dessa teorier har tillämpats i syfte till att besvara studiens frågeställningar. Resultatet av denna studie presenteras av semistrukturerade intervjuer i en kvalitativ design, där tio kvinnliga poliser deltagit i intervjun och delat med sig av sina upplevelser. Analysen av resultatet visade med hjälp av teorier och vetenskapliga artiklar att det är ett hårdare klimat för kvinnor i ett mansdominerat yrke, dels vad gäller utvecklingsmöjligheter, dels hur kvinnor inom yrket bemöts av samhället. Slutsatsen av resultat och analys visade att även om jämställdheten inom polisyrket ökar, finns det fortfarande skillnader mellan könen vilket grundar sig långt bak i historien och är svårt att komma ifrån / "You are not strong enough" and "honey" are just some of the prevailing sentences that female police officers meet when they work in the community and meet the public. Being a woman in a male-dominated profession can be difficult when it comes to how they are treated and the opportunity to climb within the organization. The purpose of the present study was to find out how female police officers perceive that they are being treated by society's citizens, but also in the workplace. In the study, Erving Goffman's theory of impression management, Axel Honneth's theory of the three dimensions, Jean Lipman Blumen's theory of homosociality and heterosociality, and Morrison's theory of glass ceiling have been applied. These theories have been applied in order to answer the study's questions. The result of this study is presented by semi-structured interviews in a qualitative design, where ten female police officers participated in the interview and shared their experiences. The analysis of the results showed, with the aid of theories and scientific articles, that it is a harder climate for women in a male-dominated profession, both in terms of development opportunities and partly how women within the profession are treated by the society. The conclusion of the result and analysis showed that even though gender equality in the police profession is increasing, there are still differences between the sexes, which is based far behind in history and is difficult to get away from.

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hurdant kvinnliga civilekonomer samt civilingenjörer med ledande befattning roller upplever/upplevt sina karriärmöjligheter i en mansdominerad bransch. Vidare skildrar studien om det har skett eventuella förändringar över tid samt om det går att utgöra en skillnad mellan civilekonomer samt civilingenjörer. Med en kvalitativ forskningsansats och intervju med åtta respondenter i olika åldrar studeras hur dessa kvinnor upplevt möjligheterna genom karriärslivet och deras erfarenheter och föreställningar kopplas till teorier såsom företagskultur, glastak samt homosocialitet. Resultatet visar att kvinnors karriärmöjligheter begränsas utav sociokulturella normer som utövas av män såväl som kvinnor själva. Vilket också medfört att förändringarna sker i långsammare takt än förväntat, att maktstrukturen fortsättningsvis kommer vara i obalans mellan könen, tror jämn fördelning på arbetsplatsen och att jargongen hos civilekonomer är “manligare” än hos civilingenjörerna. / The purpose of this study is to investigate how female economists and civil engineers with leading positions experience / experienced their career opportunities in a male-dominated industry. Furthermore, the study describes whether any changes have occurred over time and whether it is possible to make a difference between economists and engineers. With a qualitative research approach and interviews we carry out with eight women of different ages, it is studied how these women experienced the opportunities through their career life and their experiences and beliefs are linked to theories such as corporate culture, glass ceiling and homosociality. The result shows that women's career opportunities are limited to socio-cultural norms that are exercised by men as well as women themselves. Which also indicates that the changes are slower than expected. The power structure will continue to be in imbalance between the sexes, believe even distribution in the workplace and that the language of economists is "more masculine" than the civil engineers.

O presente trabalho é um estudo para a determinação de índices de ajuste em medidas efetuadas por sensores de temperatura do ar utilizadas em algoritmos de controle do sistema de automação do sistema de condicionamento de ar do tipo \"Teto Frio\". É um trabalho experimental baseado na coleta de dados de diversas variáveis ambientais em um laboratório que utiliza este tipo de sistema. Esse laboratório possui um sistema de climatização misto composto por circuitos de água gelada que percorre serpentinas instaladas em placas metálicas de forro, para troca de calor por radiação (retirada de calor sensível) e circuitos de ar, com distribuição de ar pelo teto, para troca de calor por convecção (retirada de calor latente). Seu funcionamento é controlado por um sistema de automação (hardware e software) específico. Este estudo pretende determinar índices de ajuste que, introduzidos nos algoritmos de controle do sistema de automação, corrijam as leituras de temperatura do ar realizadas no ambiente por sensores do sistema posicionados em locais que, embora esteticamente sejam os mais adequados, funcionalmente, não o são. Os resultados, concluídos através de método estatístico e recursos de representação gráfica, promoverão além do melhor entendimento das condições térmicas do ambiente oferecidas pelo sistema de \"teto frio\", a otimização da operação do sistema, isto é, a melhoria do conforto para os ocupantes e a conservação de energia. / The present work is a study to determine adjustment indexes in measurements made by air temperature sensors used in control algorithms of automation system applied to \"Cooling Ceiling\" air conditioning system. It is an experimental work based on data collection of several environmental variables at a laboratory which uses this kind of system. This laboratory owns a mixed air conditioning system compounded by chilled water circuits which pass through coils installed on metal ceiling tiles, for heat exchange by radiation (sensitive heat withdrawal), and air circuits with distribution by ceiling, for heat exchange by convection (latent heat withdrawal). Its functioning is controlled by a specific automation system (hardware and software). This study intends to determine adjustment indexes which, added in system control algorithms correct the air temperature readings accomplished in the environment by system sensors located in places that, although aesthetically are more suited, functionally are not. The results, concluded through statistic methods, and graphic representation researches, will promote beyond better understanding of thermal conditions of environment offered by this cooling ceiling system, optimization of system operation, that are a better comfort for the occupants and the energy saving.

Nas duas últimas décadas, o Brasil experimentou profundas transformações sociais. De acordo com os dados da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (Pnad), do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), as mulheres tinham 5,2 anos de estudo em 1992, e passaram a ter 7,7 anos, em 2009, registrando-se um aumento de 48,1% (Ipea, 2010). Dados do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego, divulgados no website Folha_Uol, (2015) demonstram que aumentou a participação feminina no mercado formal de trabalho, embora as mulheres com ensino superior recebessem o equivalente a 60% do salário masculino. Dados do Ipea (Pinheiro, Fontoura, Querino, Bonetti, & Rosa, 2008) demonstram a renda familiar per capita média nas famílias chefiadas por homem branco é de R$ 997,00, ao passo que naquelas chefiadas por mulher negra é de apenas R$ 491,00, ou seja, menos da metade. Algo bem na contramão da propalada democracia racial brasileira. Apesar do aumento do número de mulheres no mercado de trabalho, de acordo com Peggy, Dwyer e Roberts (2004), a agenda de gênero da profissão contábil ajuda o imperialismo, e, com isso \"tem facilitado o projeto imperial norte-americano, uma vez que permite a manutenção de mulheres a um baixo custo\" (p.176), relacionando esse fato com a ideologia da domesticidade. Ademais, Bebbington, Thomson e Wall (1997) concluem que os estudantes de contabilidade mostram uma tendência para um modelo masculino construído ou andrógino, em vez da identidade feminina; o que encontra amparo na teoria da performatividade de Butler (2012), objeto deste estudo. Isso resulta da manutenção de estereótipos, como a ideia de que a atuação contábil é eminentemente voltada para os homens. Com base no exposto, as mulheres podem até estar ganhando o \'jogo de números\', para tanto, arcam com um custo que implica a eliminação ou não evidenciação das características do gênero feminino. Ou seja, cresceu a participação feminina no mercado de trabalho, mas ainda há muitas barreiras, em boa medida subjetivas, estabelecidas via processos de fechamento, conforme foi visto, e que se impõem no percurso de uma mulher que almeja alcançar êxito em espaços de prestígio, independentemente do seu nível de qualificação. O fenômeno conhecido como \"teto de vidro\" representa as várias barreiras simbólicas, impostas sutilmente - por isso ditas transparentes -, mas suficientemente fortes para impossibilitar a ascensão de mulheres aos mais altos postos da hierarquia organizacional. Se observado em termos de mercado, o fenômeno pode ser constatado em diferentes países. Esse cenário leva a acreditar que nesse processo de transformação social, em que são requeridos novos papéis, faz-se necessário revisitar perspectivas sobre identidade sexual, bem como rever a produção e manutenção dos discursos de gênero que dão sustentação a essas novas identidades. No Brasil, conforme dados já relatados, embora tenhamos avançado em termos de qualificação, a mulher ainda sofre restrições para acesso profissional e enfrenta condições desiguais de trabalho e remuneração. Parece existir um conjunto de barreiras reais e simbólicas que impedem as mulheres de ascender profissionalmente. Na área de contabilidade, as mulheres são expostas a discursos e práticas eminentemente machistas. Esses discursos estruturam práticas e reificam a leitura da mulher como incapaz de assumir funções de mais responsabilidade. Diante do exposto, e de um quadro de não acesso das mulheres a cargos de liderança, acredita-se que, em um processo de violência psíquica, o \"discurso contábil\" nega, particularmente à mulher negra - que ao longo de sua vida sofre três tipos específicos de discriminação: por ser mulher, por ser pobre, em sua maioria, e por ser negra - sua identidade como profissional habilitada para o exercício de suas funções, particularmente em espaços de poder e prestígio. Assim, o estudo teve por objetivo investigar se o fenômeno conhecido como \"teto de vidro\" (glass ceiling) está presente nas interações cotidianas, por meio de processos de sexualização e racialização enfrentados durante a trajetória acadêmica de mulheres negras, em contabilidade, no Brasil. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, a partir de um posicionamento pós-estruturalista, para a qual foram utilizadas técnicas autoetnográficas e de história oral, com dados coletados por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, realizadas em profundidade, com professoras egressas de programas de pós-graduação, analisados sob a perspectiva interpretativista. Os resultados encontrados demonstram que o fenômeno conhecido como \"teto de vidro\" também está presente na contabilidade, o que resulta em barreiras específicas do campo. Para chegar a esse resultado, foi preciso superar algumas limitações, sendo a principal a falta de incentivo para o desenvolvimento do estudo, dado o caráter inovador da proposta, em uma área de conhecimento e em um lócusem que os estudos interdisciplinares ainda são a exceção. Obras sobre gênero e raça, até aqui, não foram objeto de estudos na contabilidade no Brasil. No entanto, espera-se que esta pesquisa possa funcionar como uma abertura para novos estudos nessa temática. Com isso, a contabilidade estará agindo diretamente para a promoção da igualdade, rompendo com fechamentos estabelecidos, e, portanto, para a transformação social. / Through the last two decades, our society has experienced profound social changes. According to data from the Brazilian Statistics Bureau (IBGE)\'s Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD, the National Household Sampling Survey), women had an average 5,2 years of study in 1992 which grew to 7,7 years in 2009, rising 47% (IBGE apud Ipea, 2010). Data from the Ministry of Labor (MTE, 2013) shows that female participation in the formal job market rose, yet women with higher education degrees still receive only 60% of men\'s salaries as remuneration. Ipea (2011) data on income show that the per capita family income of a family headed by a white man is 997 Brazilian Reais (R$), while for a family headed by an black women is only R$ 491 - that is, less than half that of a white man\'s family, running counter to the oft-heralded Brazilian \'racial democracy\'. In spite of the increase in the number of women in the job market, according to Peggy, Dwyer and Roberts (2004) the gender agenda of the accounting profession facilitates the north-american imperialist project by enabling firms to employ competent female workers at minimal cost; this would be related to the domesticity ideology, that is, the idea that domestic life is the ideal life for women. Further studies such as that of Bebbington, Thomson and Wall (1997) conclude that accounting students tend to express their gender through masculine or androgynous identities rather than feminine, in accordance to Butler\'s (2012) theory of performativity which states that gender roles are performed as a result of social influences. This \'masculinization\' of accounting students results from the upkeep of stereotypes, such as the idea that accounting is eminently male. Based on this, Bebbington et al (1997) conclude that \"women may be winning the \'numbers game\' but at a cost--that cost being the elimination of feminine gender characteristics\". In other words, female participation in the job market has risen, but there are still many barriers - a significant part of which are subjective - established through closure processesand these barriers impose themselves on the path of women who desire to succeed in positions of prestige, regardless of those women\'s qualification level. The phenomenon known as \'glass ceiling\' represents the various symbolic barriers, imposed subtly - thus transparent, like glass - but strongly enough that they prevent women from rising to the higher positions of the organization hierarchy. Observed in market terms, the phenomenon can be found to happen in many different countries around the world. This scenario has led us to believe that in this process of social transformation, in which new roles are required, revising perspectives on gender identity is necessary, as well as reviewing the production and maintenance of the gender discourses that support these new identities. In Brazil, as per previously related data, in spite of the advances in terms of qualification, women still suffer with unequal work conditions and restrictions to professional access. There seems to exist a group of real and symbolic barriers that keep women from climbing the career ladder. In accounting, women are exposed to eminently machist discourses and practices; the former structure the latter and reify the image of women as being unable to assume positions of higher responsibility. In the face of this and of a scenario in which women are denied access to leadership positions, it is believed that black women are particularly denied by the \'accounting discourse\'; discriminated throughout their lives not only for being women, but also for being black and often poor, they are, through a process of psychological violence, denied their identity as professionals enabled to exercise their functions, especially in positions of power and prestige. Thus, the goal of this study is to investigate whether the phenomenon known as glass ceiling is present in day-to-day interactions, in the form of sexualization and racialization processes faced by black women along their academic trajectories in Brazilian accounting. The research follows a qualitative approach from a poststructuralist stance, using autoethnographic and oral history techniques; data was collected through semistructured interviews, realized in depth with PhD/Master professors and analyzed from the interpretivist perspective. The results found show that the glass ceiling phenomenon is also present in accounting, resulting in barriers specific to the field. To reach this result some limitations needed to be overcome, the main one being the lack of incentive to the development of the study given the innovative character of the proposal - especially in a field and in a locus in which interdisciplinary studies are still the exception. Studies on both gender and race have not, until now, been objects of study in Brazilian accounting. However, I hope this research may pave a way for future works in this theme. With this, accounting will be acting directly towards the promotion of equality, breaking through established closures and enabling social change.

La ville de Metz détient une collection exceptionnelle de plafonds peints médiévaux réalisés entre le XIIIe siècle et le XVe siècle. Malgré les ensembles détruits, lacunaires, disparus ou encore méconnus, vingt-sept plafonds ont fait l’objet de cette recherche. Leur étude a permis de suivre l’évolution artistique et d’appréhender les styles de décors intérieurs civils messins, sans interruption pendant deux siècles. Ces plafonds, méconnus, sont une source d’informations inestimable pour la connaissance du patrimoine historique et artistique de la ville à la fin du Moyen Âge. En effet, ils témoignent d’un savoir-faire de la part des charpentiers, des peintres et des ateliers actifs à Metz, mais aussi de la richesse des demeures patriciennes et de l’art de vivre des membres de l’élite urbaine. La recherche autour de ces décors permet de s’immerger au cœur d’une production artistique européenne des derniers siècles du Moyen Âge avec l’usage de thèmes iconographiques d’une grande diversité (ornementation végétale, bestiaires, figures saintes, tournois de joute, armoiries). Cette étude suit une démarche pluridisciplinaire destinée à s’approcher des réalités scientifiques, matérielles, historiques, héraldiques, iconographiques et stylistiques des plafonds peints, afin de déceler, entre autres, quels pouvaient être la fonction de ces décors et les messages que les commanditaires, d’un statut social élevé, souhaitaient transmettre à leurs convives. Ces décors luxueux sont indéniablement en lien avec leur aisance financière, leur connaissance de la littérature médiévale, du milieu artistique local et des événements diplomatiques majeurs auxquels ils ont été confrontés. / The city of Metz in France holds an exceptional collection of medieval painted ceilings made between the 13th and 15th centuries. Despite being destroyed, incomplete, missing or still unknown, twenty-seven ceilings were the subject of this research. Their study allowed to follow the artistic evolution and to apprehend the styles of Messinian civil interior decorations, without interruption during two centuries. These unknown ceilings are a priceless source of information for the knowledge of the historical and artistic heritage of the city at the end of the Middle Ages. Indeed, they are the testimony of a know-how of the carpenters, the painters and the active workshops in Metz, but also of the wealth of the patrician houses and the art of living of the members of the urban elite. Research around these decorations allows us to immerse in the heart of a European artistic production of the last centuries of the Middle Ages with the use of iconographic themes of great diversity (plant ornamentation, bestiaries, holy figures, tournaments of jousting, Arms). This study follows a multidisciplinary approach intended to display the scientific, material, historical, heraldic, iconographic and stylistic realities of the painted ceilings, in order to detect, among others, what could be the purpose of these sets and the messages that the landlords, of a high social status, wished to convey to their guests. These luxurious ornamentations are undeniably linked to their financial ease, their knowledge of medieval literature, the local artistic environment and the major diplomatic events they were faced with

Burgeoning evidence has shown rapid growth of licensed and ordained female clergy within the Protestant church. Consequently, dual clergy couples have also increased in number. Research has suggested that African American female clergy have experienced greater challenges than male clergy in leadership roles in the church, including social isolation, sexism, and glass-ceiling barriers. Female clergy are also disproportionately affected by mental and physical health complications including depression, obesity, and burnout. Guided by adult personal resilience theory and its tenets of determination, endurance, adaptability, and recuperability, this interpretive phenomenological study focused on exploring the lived experiences of 13 African American female clergy leaders married to male clergy leaders. African American female clergy, recruited through both purposeful and snowball sampling, through interviews shared their stories of living in a dual-clergy marriage. Using Colaizzi's seven-step process of qualitative analysis and coding, two major themes of Resolve and Resilience, and four sub-themes including Barriers to the Church, Multiple Roles, Health and Wellness, and Adaptation were identified. Findings from this research expand the current body of knowledge on leadership and gender roles in the Protestant church, including the need for a greater understanding of the experiences of female clergy in male-dominated congregational and ministerial spaces. Implications for social change include opening conversations regarding the unique experiences of African American female clergy, supporting awareness of the social, mental and physical challenges of female clergy, and engaging in larger conversations about equal access in all areas of church leadership.

Ce travail propose une réflexion sur les obstacles, souvent "invisibles", qui contribuent à maintenir les femmes aux niveaux inférieurs de la hiérarchie professionnelle. Ce phénomène a été baptisé « plafond de verre ». L’asymétrie des profils professionnels entre hommes et femmes est interrogée à partir d’une approche constructiviste multidisciplinaire profitant des contributions conjointes de l’histoire, de la philosophie, de la sociologie et de la psychologie sociale. L'introduction théorique propose une réflexion sur les déterminants historiques et psychosociaux de l’asymétrie du masculin et du féminin dans leurs rapports au pouvoir et au travail. Les théories des Représentations Sociales (Moscovici, 1961), de l'Identité Sociale (Tajfel & Turner, 1986) serviront de cadre conceptuel à l’ensemble du travail. Les antécédents psychosociaux du « plafond de verre » sont étudiés au travers d’une série de 6 études. La première explore le vécu et les représentations des femmes évoluant dans un contexte professionnel masculin tel que la politique et montre l’existence chez elles d’une tension entre les normes instrumentales en vigueur dans ce contexte et l’approche relationnelle qu’elles voudraient promouvoir. La deuxième et la troisième études explorent respectivement les représentations sociales de l’« emploi idéal pour soi » et de la « réussite » chez des jeunes universitaires (garçons et filles) en partant du présupposé qu’afin de mieux comprendre les stratégies différenciées de mobilité ascendante chez les deux sexes, il est important d’interroger les représentations sociales liées à la sphère professionnelle que les uns et les autres possèdent avant d’y être intégré-e-s. Enfin, trois études empiriques testent l’hypothèse générale selon laquelle la sous-représentation des femmes aux niveaux supérieurs de la hiérarchie sociale pourrait résulter des discordances qui existent entre, d’une part, les normes de genre endossées par les individus (i.e. féminine vs. masculine) ainsi que le niveau d’identification au genre et, d’autre part, les normes sous-tendant la culture des organisations. Les résultats suggèrent l’existence d’une telle incompatibilité normative et de son impact potentiel sur les stratégies de mobilité ascendante./Adopting a constructivist and multidisciplinary perspective, the present dissertation questions the “hidden obstacles” contributing to maintain women in the lower positions of the professional ladder, a phenomenon called “glass ceiling”. Framing our work in the social representations theory (Moscovici, 1961) and the social identity theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1986), we address the asymmetry in men’s and wome’s careers trough 6 study. Study 1 explores the representations of Belgian politician women with regard to their personal professional experiences and their relation to the normatively masculine political functioning. Furthermore, a second set of studies starts from the idea that, in order to understand women’s and men’s professional mobility strategies, we have to take social representations related to the professional domain into account. Hence, study 2 and 3 explore respectively the social representations of « an own ideal job » and of « a successful life » amongst young students of both sexes. Finally, studies 4, 5, and 6 test the general hypothesis that the lack of women in positions of power could be partially due to the incongruence between potentially conflicting social norms. Namely, while work settings seem to induce a social norm favoring instrumental social orientations, women socialization is still characterized by the existence of prescriptions about relational orientations. Results suggest the existence of this normative inconsistency together with its potential impact on women’s professional mobility strategies.

The purpose of this paper is to present a possible understanding of why the company Tekola is segregated according to sex. In accordance to this purpose, an understanding of how the segregation affects the employees in relation to power, values and possibilities is discussed. The theoretical understanding is that the organization of men and women within Tekola is done in close connection to creation of the meaning of gender in Tekola. This, in turn, affects and is affected by the recruitment to and within the company. Through the study of statistics from a survey, five interviews with employees and former employees and Tekolas’ equality plan, we are able to see the possible existence of a glass ceiling, and a culture of homosociality, which affects the possibilities of women to enter the company and also to gain full entrance to power-positions in a negative way. There is also a possibility that sexual harassment exists in Tekola. There is a clear feminization of one of the departments, a phenomenon that affects acts directed at and around that department. Also, we are able to see that there is a gap between the actual segregation between men and women in Tekola, and the employees’ perception of their possibilities. / Syftet med denna undersökning är att presentera en möjlig förståelse av varför företaget Tekola är könssegregerat. I linje med detta skapas även en förståelse av vad könssegregeringen betyder för medarbetarna i företaget i relation till makt, värderingar och möjligheter. Utgångspunkten för förståelsen av företagets organisering av kön är att könssegregeringen hänger samman med hur kön skapas i företaget, samt att detta påverkar och har samband med den interna och externa rekryteringen av män och kvinnor. Materialet som studeras består av statistik som skapats genom bearbetning av en enkätundersökning på företaget, fem djupintervjuer med anställda och före detta anställda samt Tekolas jämställdhetsplan. Analysen av materialet visar bland annat tendenser till förekomsten av ett glastak och en homosocial kultur vilket negativt påverkar kvinnors möjligheter att ta sig in på företaget samt att avancera. Det förekommer även troligtvis könsmässiga trakasserier. Samtidigt sker en tydlig märkning av en avdelning som kvinnlig, vilket påverkar olika handlingar riktade mot och kring denna avdelning. Det verkar även ha skapats en förståelse av att alla har samma möjligheter, något som motsägs av hur könsfördelningen faktiskt ser ut.

In product manufacture and assembly it is important to lower materials usage and assembly timewhile retaining a safety margin against structural failure. In this project the ceiling attachment of theAVPOS offloading arm is redesigned based on objectives identified by Löfs Specialmaskiner. Theoriginal ceiling attachment is analysed using finite element analysis to identify any structuralweaknesses to be addressed during redesign. Based on information gained during the FEA threeconcepts are generated and rated based on their estimated assembly times, material usage, partscount and the cutting length for machining.One concept is selected for further topology optimisation and iterative FEA, where material isremoved from the selected concept design while maintaining safety objectives. The optimised designdeveloped during this project is shown to have a lower number of parts, lower usage of material andassembly time while retaining an overall FOS value of 4.In addition to redesigning the ceiling attachment, alternative bearings are also investigated whichchanges the existing ball bearings to a self-aligning sliding bearing with self-lubricating properties,lowering the machining tolerances as well as lowering the needs for service.This project contributes to lowering material usage and ease of assembly in the product AVPOS thatis manufactured by Löfs Specialmaskiner. The redesigned ceiling attachment along with thesuggested bearings will likely simplify future manufacturing as well as lower any concerns for damageto people and property as a result of structural failure.