兩岸的女性小說在八０年代呈現出若干相似性，而這裡頭除了主題性傾向之外，主要包括了作品形式；換言之，別於同代的男作家對於後現代、後設小說（台灣）或先鋒尋根小說（中國大陸）的著迷，兩岸的女作家在此時段中基本上都守住了寫實手法，而並沒有像其男性同仁那麼大量的投入實驗性寫作。同時，這一點（兩岸女作家對於寫實手法的偏愛），加上就作品內容而言，與日後的女性文學比較起來，八０年代的女性小說的確表現出較為狹窄的格局，如上兩個因素恐怕逐漸造成此時段的女性文學最近極少成為學者的研究對象。 因此，為了突破既有的研究成果且開闢一些新的研究面向，本論文則除了主題性之外主要從寫實主義觀點切入，將小說形式結構與內容主題相結合進行探析；同時，也注意當時女作家所表現出來的自主性及自覺性，將之視為八○年代兩岸女性文學過去較未受到矚目的重要表現。此外，就「寫實主義」這個觀念而言，本文參考了這一二十年來中、西方學者對於寫實主義的再發現、再詮釋的成果，將寫實主義定義為一種不間斷的「過程」、一個需要不斷加以潤飾修正的文學形式，並且透過這個較為彈性的觀念，選取兩岸代表性的女作家各五位，藉由她們的作品，對兩岸女性文學在八０年代所經歷的從「現實」到「寫實」的過程進行了分析且比較。 首先，如果就台灣女性文學而言，從「現實」到「寫實」描述的是女作家與所處的社會之間的互動，即女作家對於轉型時期女性社會「現實」的高度關懷促使她們在不放棄各自藝術理想之同時有意地選擇「寫實」文學，成為作者與讀者之間主要溝通管道及作家參與、影響社會的工具（甚且社會性愈發強烈的作家／文本，其寫實成分也跟著提高而藝術性相對減少），那麼就對岸的女性文學來講，從「現實」到「寫實」所描寫的則是當時大陸女作家，包括整個新時期文學，從「現實主義」（即社會主義寫實主義）到一般觀念之下的「寫實主義」的轉變過程（把「寫實主義」當作刻意的抉擇要到「新寫實」才出現）──無可諱言，相對於具備了穩固且良好文學個性化與獨特化基礎的台灣（女性）文學，背負了長大幾十年「文學／家為政治服務」的歷史及文化債務之中國新時期（女性）文學，則不得不先經歷一個從「革命／現實主義」到作為創作論而允許作者發揮自己各自的藝術及創作理想的「寫實主義」之演變過程，我們才在論文中被稱為代表了「個人化」寫作路線的王安憶、池莉及方方的小說那裡看到像八○年代台灣女作家類似，大陸的女作家也開始按照自己所設想的創作目的及創作／審美原則（而不是集體化理想衝動所使然）來選取最為恰當的書寫模式及創作技巧。 本論文透過比較視野及文本語境化，分別探討了台、中兩岸女性文學在八○年代所經歷的從「現實」到「寫實」的特定過程，以期勾勒當時女作家的自覺性面向及兩岸女性文學的風貌，並且在彼此對照之下，重新評估八○年代女性寫實小說的價值及其意義。 / During the 1980s, women’s literature from both sides of the Taiwan Strait manifested certain number of similarities, that, apart from the subject matter, include also similarities in structure and form. In other words, in opposition to male writers’ enthusiasm for postmodern fiction and metafiction (Taiwan) or avantguarde and root-seeking literature (Mainland China), both Taiwanese and Chinese women writers favoured realist fiction throughout the whole decade. However, it is my belief, that it is precisely their preference for realist modes of writing (widely criticized since the heyday of poststructuralism) together with the allegedly rather limited scope as far as the subject matter of the 1980s women’s novels is concerned, that gradually caused its inevitable “downfall” – while previously hailed as the “Renaissance period of women’s fiction” in both Taiwan and Mainland China, the 1980s women’s literature from these two regions has in recent years become a topic shunned by both scholars and postgraduate students alike. In order to challenge the existing studies and open up new vistas for future research, this thesis adopts realism as an important point of departure, combining subject matter analysis together with the formal and structural analysis of the texts while also paying close attention to the strong self-consciousness of most of the women authors that should, in view of this author, be reexamined as one of the previously overlooked aspects of the 1980s women’s fiction in both Taiwan and Mainland China. Moreover, following the renewed interest in realist literature within academia during the last ten to twenty years, this thesis adopts a rather “flexible” definition of realism as a continuous “process”, or, in other words, a literary form in a state of flux, that is in a constant need of polishing and amendment. This concept is then applied to a textual analysis of ten representative women authors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait (namely Li Ang, Xiao Sa, Liao Huiying, Su Weizhen, Yuan Qiongqiong; and Shen Rong, Zhang Jie, Wang Anyi, Chi Li, Fang Fang) in a further attempt to describe and evaluate the process from “reality/socialist realism” to “realism” that characterizes Taiwanese and Chinese women’s literature during this particular period.

In the late 20th century, the proportions of women and men elected into European national parliaments became increasingly equal. Political parties shape these outcomes by selecting and fielding candidates in elections. Scholars recognise that parties' actions do not occur in isolation; yet there is little systematically comparative research about the configurations of conditions in which these actions occur. Previous research also often relies on studies of West European parties. This doctoral thesis investigates how conditions inside and outside parties combine to create gender-equal parliamentary presence. The thesis examines the extent to which Western European experiences apply to Central and East European parties, and explores the conditions that stand in the way of progress towards gender balance. It presents three empirical studies. The first is a qualitative comparative analysis of 57 West European parties during the late 1980s, a period in which the trend towards equality accelerated. The second study applies the knowledge produced in the first analysis to cases in Central and Eastern Europe. It uses an original dataset covering six parties in four EU member states in a structured focused comparison. Finally, the thesis presents an in-depth case study of an unexpectedly gender-balanced Latvian party. The analyses show that gender-equal parliamentary presence is achieved when conditions inside and outside parties combine, and that no condition is necessary or singularly sufficient. The absence of gender-equal parliaments is sustained by combinations other than the absence of those that lead to gender-balance. Operationalisations from Western Europe turn out to be largely applicable to cases in Central and Eastern Europe. These latter cases also demonstrate that organisational instability need not impede women’s presence in elected office. / Under sent 1900-tal har andelen kvinnor och män i nationella demokratiska parlament i Europa blivit alltmer jämstora. Politiska partier formar politisk representation genom att välja egna kandidater till val. Forskare har visat att partiers beteende på den punkten inte sker i isolering, men det finns ändå en brist på systematiskt jämförande studier om vilka kombinationer av villkor som leder till jämn könsrepresentation i nationella parlament. Dessutom vilar tidigare studier ofta på kunskap om situationen i Västeuropa. Den här doktorsavhandlingen undersöker hur villkor i och utanför politiska partier kombineras för att uppnå jämställd parlamentarisk representation. Den utforskar i vilken grad de västeuropeiska erfarenheterna är användbara i Öst- och Centraleuropa, och studerar villkoren som upprätthåller manlig dominans i parlamentariska partier. Den presenterar tre empiriska studier. Den första är en kvalitativt jämförande studie (fsQCA) av 57 Västeuropeiska partier under sent 1980-tal, en period då andelen kvinnor i nationella parlament ökade. Den andra studien tillämpar kunskapen från den första studien på fall i Öst- och Centraleuropa. Studien bygger på ett unikt dataset med sex partier från fyra EU-stater, i en strukturerad fokuserad jämförelse. Slutligen presenteras en fallstudie av ett ovanligt jämställt parti i Lettland. Analyserna visar att lika andelar kvinnor och män i nationella parlament åstadkoms när villkor i och utanför partier kombineras, och att inget villkor är nödvändigt eller ensamt tillräckligt. Frånvaro av jämn representation upprätthålls av andra kombinationer än de som leder till jämn representation. Operationaliseringarna som utvecklades för Västeuropa är applicerbara i Öst- och Centraleuropa. De senare fallen visar också att organisatorisk instabilitet inte behöver hindra en jämställd parlamentarisk närvaro.

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Submitted by Ronildo Prado (ronisp@ufscar.br) on 2017-08-22T13:11:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DissRMSV.pdf: 1357920 bytes, checksum: 5db1a990d7b6b997ad8b39aec14c091d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ronildo Prado (ronisp@ufscar.br) on 2017-08-22T13:11:52Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DissRMSV.pdf: 1357920 bytes, checksum: 5db1a990d7b6b997ad8b39aec14c091d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ronildo Prado (ronisp@ufscar.br) on 2017-08-22T13:11:58Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DissRMSV.pdf: 1357920 bytes, checksum: 5db1a990d7b6b997ad8b39aec14c091d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-22T13:12:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissRMSV.pdf: 1357920 bytes, checksum: 5db1a990d7b6b997ad8b39aec14c091d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / The search for information concerning both the physiology of childbirth and the rights of pregnant women may contribute to the empowerment of these women. However, the high number of unnecessary cesarean in obstetric care, as well as interventions in labor together with obstetric violence, may hinder this empowerment. This study aims to, intersubjectively, analyze childbirth experiences in the Unified Health System (UHS) from the experience of some women in São Carlos – SP. Its specific objectives are to identify the elements that help to enable and the elements that may hinder childbirth experiences and also to understand the influence of other women’s childbirth experiences, moreover, providing recommendations for improving obstetric care. The Communicative Methodology was chosen for this study. The data collection instruments were the communicative report and communicative discussion group. Data analysis was performed together with the participants, who have the same interpretative capacity as the researcher, but at different levels of understanding. The elements identified as enablers and hindrances were classified under System and World of Life, terms previously defined by the method. The results show that childbirth assistance has improved, but strategic changes are still needed. Therefore, the lack of integrated actions has put care quality in jeopardy. / A busca de informações acerca da fisiologia do parto, bem como sobre os direitos das gestantes pode contribuir para que a mulher seja protagonista do seu parto. No entanto, a realidade obstétrica do país, com índices altos de cesáreas desnecessárias, com intervenções sobre o parto e casos de violência obstétrica pode dificultar o protagonismo. Este estudo tem por objetivo analisar intersubjetivamente a experiência de parto no Sistema Único Saúde (SUS), em um município do interior de São Paulo, segundo a vivência de dez mulheres. Tem como objetivos específicos identificar os elementos facilitadores e os elementos dificultadores desta experiência, compreender de que maneira a experiência de parto das mulheres de seu entorno influenciou a vivência das participantes, além de listar recomendações para a melhoria da assistência ao binômio mãe-bebê. O método escolhido para atingir estes objetivos foi a Metodologia de Investigação Comunicativa, que privilegia o diálogo, dado que é na interação que se espera a construção de ferramentas de superação dos obstáculos. Foi utilizado como instrumento de coleta de dados o relato comunicativo e o grupo de discussão comunicativo. A análise dos dados foi realizada conjuntamente com as participantes, que, de acordo com a Metodologia de Investigação Comunicativa, têm a mesma capacidade de interpretação que a pesquisadora, porém em perspectivas diferentes. Os elementos identificados como facilitadores ou dificultadores foram classificados segundo as categorias sistema e mundo da vida, previamente definidas pelo método. Os resultados apontam que, embora tenhamos um avanço em termos de assistência ao parto, esta ainda apresenta fragilidades e necessita de mudanças de estratégias para que atenda todos os requisitos mínimos. Neste sentido, a ausência de diálogo nos atendimentos, a falta de articulação nas ações entre os serviços e a assistência centrada na figura do médico, mesmo nos casos de risco habitual, submete a usuária a um cuidado que não atende às suas demandas individuais e tem colocado em risco a qualidade do atendimento prestado.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-06-20Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:30:48Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 boso_eas_me_assis_parcial.pdf: 263682 bytes, checksum: 6a8644009a3ac77a07f5a86c9c60cd4c (MD5) Bitstreams deleted on 2015-08-28T16:08:56Z: boso_eas_me_assis_parcial.pdf,. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-08-28T16:09:59Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000650426.pdf: 1066815 bytes, checksum: 1f85a50e2b4d8e621c94d737a8a5f84e (MD5) / O objetivo deste trabalho é demarcar o espaço da escritora Nélida Piñon na literatura de autoria feminina, refletindo sobre as vias de acesso que se abriram quando ela retomou uma das personagens mais conhecidas e míticas da história da Literatura Universal, Scherezade, no romance Vozes do deserto (2004). Este estudo permitiu que se realizasse uma reflexão mais acurada sobre a construção desta personagem a partir da perspectiva da critica feminista (SHOWALTER, 1994) e que se revelasse a condição feminina em um sistema hegemônico, coercivo e patriarcal que legitima as situações de poder, submissão, opressão e violência em relação às mulheres. Sendo assim, este trabalho é um convite para que se conheça a contribuição de Nélida Piñon à luz da evolução contemporânea e da emancipação consciente das mulheres que ousaram transgredir os limites do tempo e espaço em prol de sua visibilidade, independência, liberdade e reconhecimento como sujeito da história. Esses aspectos permitem contemplar as três fases: feminina, feminista e mulher, da literatura de autoria feminina estabelecidas por Elaine Showalter. Apesar de esta obra de Nélida Piñon ser ainda pouco estudada pela crítica brasileira, ela é importante também para os estudos da ginocrítica devido ao discurso crítico especializado sobre os textos produzidos por mulheres. Esta dissertação pretende valorizar o ser mulher que protagoniza não somente a história, mas a ascensão do seu próprio destino no mundo. Em conclusão, a escritora é nome de relevo para o universo literário brasileiro, sendo uma profunda conhecedora da história das mulheres e, portanto, atenta e comprometida com o atual cenário sócio-político cultural brasileiro / The genesis of this work is to demarcate the area of the writer Nélida Piñon in the female authorship literature reflecting about the access roads that were opened when the author retook one of the most well-known and mythical character of the Universal Literature – Scherezade – in the novel Voices of the Desert (2004). So, this study allowed to realize a more accurate reflection about this character’s construction from the perspective of feminist criticism (SHOWALTER, 1994) bringing out the feminine condition in a hegemonic system, coercity and patriarchal that legitimizes the power situations, submission, oppression and violence against women. Therefore, this work is an invitation to know Nélida Piñon’s contribution in contemporary evolution and women’s emancipation awareness who dared to transgress the boundaries of time and space to promote their visibility, independence, freedom and recognition as a subject of the history. These aspects allow to gaze on the three phases: feminine, feminist and female of the Women’s literature established by Elaine Showalter. Although this novel has been little researched by Brazilian criticism yet, it is also important to the gynocritical studies because the gynocriticism speech is a critical and specialized speech about texts written by women. So, this dissertation intends to enhance (value) the female who stars not only the history but makes possible the rise of her own destiny in the world. To conclude, the writer is outstanding name for the Brazilian Literary Universe and she demonstrates a deep knowledge about women’s history and, therefore, attentive and compromised with the current social political and cultural Brazilian scenery

This Bachelor’s thesis is the result of a field study conducted in urban Bolivia. The aim of the study was to get a deeper understanding of the factors that can endorse or limit the potential for the women in a women’s group to influence social and economic agendas. It is a qualitative study that concerns the international social work with a women’s group, whose purpose seek to serve professional management in the production and selling of handicrafts. Participant observations in the women’s group, as well as interviews with two of the international social workers involved with the group were conducted. The results were analysed using a feminist theory perspective, with intersectionality theory as the main tool for analysis. The findings show that the access to income-generating activities can widen the elements of social identification for the women through active learning-processes, and further move towards an image where they become social actors. Concerns regarded if decision-making power were equally distributed among all women in the group.

Cette thèse porte sur la genèse de la politique familiale en Corée du Sud. Cette recherche présente dans un premier temps comment les mesures politiques en direction de la famille se sont développées depuis les années 1990. La démocratisation politique et sociale de la société coréenne a entraîné l’apparition de lois et de dispositifs dans le domaine de l’égalité entre les sexes et de la conciliation entre vie familiale et vie professionnelle. Le phénomène de la baisse de natalité était plus directement à l’origine de la naissance de la politique familiale dans les années 2000. Malgré le retard notable, le domaine de la politique familiale a évolué rapidement. Le ‘centre du soutien pour la famille saine’ est un exemple significatif et également symbolique de cette évolution récente, avec toutes ses limites. Malgré les efforts de l’Etat, ce centre affiche de nombreuses lacunes. Les dépenses réelles d'aides aux ménages sont faibles et les centres se contentent d'apporter un soutien d'ordre moral et préventif. On constate également la vulnérabilité de la condition des femmes dans leur travail professionnel et l’inégalité entre les femmes. Une minorité de femmes peuvent bénéficier du progrès acquis dans ce domaine. La dernière partie de la thèse situe le cas coréen dans les comparaisons internationales. Dans cette perspective, les typologies de la politique familiale et les expériences d’autres pays comme la France, le Japon, ou les pays d’Europe du Sud sont examinées. On peut constater le caractère résiduel des politiques menées en Corée du sud. Si la politique familiale y est désormais devenue explicite, elle demeure très limitée. L’auteur souligne donc le caractère limité de l’effort de l’Etat qui s’explique, en partie, par le maintien absolu du principe de la solidarité intrafamiliale. La raison de cette limite de la politique familiale réside en somme dans sa finalité même. Les institutions dans le domaine de la famille n’ont pas pour objectif de s’attaquer à l’origine des maux familiaux, mais d’aider les familles à les résoudre eux-mêmes ou en s’appuyant sur les réponses du marché. / This doctoral thesis deals with the genesis of family policy in South Korea. In the first chapter, we discuss in which context policies in support of family have appeared in Korea since 1990’s. It’s a political and social democratization which brought about the expansion of laws and regulations in the fields of gender equality and work-family balance. The decrease of birth rate influenced more directly the development of family policy in 2000’s. Despite its late development, family policy progressed rapidly. The ‘healthy family support center’ is a symbolic example of this recent change. However, despite of state’s efforts, this center is flawed. The direct financial support for inhabitants is too weak and the centres only offer moral and preventive supports. Women are still facing vulnerable conditions in their job and inequality between women is still important. Few women can benefit from this new development in family policy. The last part of the thesis positions South Korea in the comparative literature. In order to do this, diverse typologies of family policy and experiences of different countries like as France, Japan and South Europe are examined. In short, we can see residual characteristic of Korean welfare system. From now on, the family policy in South Korea became explicit, but still very limited in its applications. The thesis notes the limited effect of public interventions in the domain of family. Among the main reasons, the author underlines the maintenance of family support obligation principle. The reason of the limits of Korean family policy lies in its purpose itself. Main institutions of the field of family do not aim to attack the roots of family problems, but to help the family to solve them herself or through the market.

Submitted by Rangel Sousa Jamile Kelly (jamile.kelly@ufba.br) on 2017-07-14T20:19:14Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Final 25 out. 2016.pdf: 1306304 bytes, checksum: 741ec73f49322bb60d63147bdf7e2065 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Oliveira Santos Dilzaná (dilznana@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-07-28T12:58:01Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Final 25 out. 2016.pdf: 1306304 bytes, checksum: 741ec73f49322bb60d63147bdf7e2065 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-28T12:58:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Final 25 out. 2016.pdf: 1306304 bytes, checksum: 741ec73f49322bb60d63147bdf7e2065 (MD5) / CAPES, CNPq / Este trabalho busca reconstituir fatos da história recente dos movimentos feministas brasileiros dentro do leque mais ampliado dos movimentos sociais surgidos a partir das décadas de 1960/1970 e pela forma como conflitos instaurados e absorções de demandas se estabelecem na relação com o Estado a partir da instituição de mecanismos de participação e da instalação de instâncias governamentais voltadas para a implementação de políticas públicas para as mulheres. Realizado através de pesquisa documental e de entrevistas, está circunscrito ao debate em torno da revisão da legislação que criminaliza a prática do aborto no Brasil. A delimitação temporal desta pesquisa corresponde aos períodos anteriores e imediatamente posteriores às I e II Conferências Nacionais de Políticas para as Mulheres (primeiro e segundo mandatos Lula). Trata, também, de outra iniciativa que aconteceu de forma paralela: a instauração de um debate no Supremo Tribunal Federal sobre a aprovação de um permissivo para os casos de anencefalia, aprofundando sobre as diversas táticas desenvolvidas para a ampliação da legislação existente desde 1940. / This work seeks to reconstitute facts of the recent history of Brazilian feminist movements, within the broader group of social movements that have emerged starting in the nineteen sixties and seventies and by the way in which established conflicts and absorption of demands are established in the relationship with the States, starting from the institution of participation mechanisms and the implementation of government bodies that aimed to put in motion public policies for women. Made through documental research and interview, this work circumscribes the debate around reviewing the legislation that criminalizes abortion in Brazil. The time delimitation of this research corresponds to the periods before and immediately after the First and Second National Conferences of Policies for Women (during Lula´s first and second terms). This work is also about another initiative that has happened at the same time: the establishment of a debate in the Supreme Federal Court regarding the approval of a permissive for cases of anencephaly, furthering the work on several tactics developed to broaden the legislation that exists since 1940.

Submitted by Paula Torres Tanure (paulatorrestanure@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-03-25T16:38:04Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Final - última.pdf: 913390 bytes, checksum: 329d95533974878204574a407d75a1f5 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by PAMELA BELTRAN TONSA (pamela.tonsa@fgv.br) on 2014-03-25T16:43:12Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Final - última.pdf: 913390 bytes, checksum: 329d95533974878204574a407d75a1f5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-03-25T17:28:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Final - última.pdf: 913390 bytes, checksum: 329d95533974878204574a407d75a1f5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-24 / Women’s entrepreneurship, as a considerably new field in company administration, still receives little attention from this area, especially when regarding national publications. The increasing number of women entering entrepreneurship also awakens the interest in knowing what motivated them to undertake this kind of work and the reality of these women who face double or even triple working hours. The search for schedule flexibility in order to spend more time with family leads these women to opting for self-employment as a means of work. This study aimed at analyzing if women’s choice for entrepreneurship is related to the need of conciliating work and family. For the data collection we performed interviews with entrepreneur women of the city of São Paulo and adjacent cities. The interviews showed that they are motivated to entrepreneurship in order to have more time with family, however, in counterpoint, they face work overload. Despite having more time with family, they also long for the development of the business. / O empreendedorismo feminino, como um campo consideravelmente novo em administração de empresas, recebe ainda pouca atenção da área, principalmente quando se trata de publicações nacionais. O crescente número de mulheres ingressantes no empreendedorismo também desperta o interesse em conhecer de perto o que as motivou a empreender e a realidade dessas mulheres que enfrentam duplas e até mesmo triplas jornadas de trabalho. A busca pela flexibilidade de horários para passarem mais tempo com a família faz com que as mulheres optem pelo autoemprego como forma de trabalho. Conduziu-se este estudo, com o objetivo de analisar se a escolha das mulheres pelo empreendedorismo está relacionada à necessidade de conciliar trabalho e família. Para a coleta de dados, foram realizadas entrevistas com mulheres empreendedoras da capital paulista e grande São Paulo. As entrevistas, em profundidade, realizadas para este estudo com mulheres empreendedoras, mostrou que elas são motivadas a optarem pelo empreendedorismo para terem mais tempo com a sua família, mas, em contraponto ao benefício de poderem estar mais presentes em momentos da família, elas enfrentam uma sobrecarga de trabalho. No entanto, apesar de desejarem ter mais tempo para a família, elas também almejam o crescimento do negócio.

The construction business is currently one of the most male-dominated industries in Sweden. The purpose of this thesis is to explore what requirement, expectations and opportunities women are experiencing in a construction company that is located in a big city and how can we understand it? I have interviewed six women on different positions in a company. By doing this I used the qualitative approach which has enabled me to generate an understanding for what kind of requirement, expectations and opportunities the women are experiencing in the company. The theories used in this thesis are mainly about gender systems, suppression techniques and glass roof. The study has shown that the women in the company must have a strong character and personality to be able to cope with the construction industry. A number of women testify on how they need to show that they are worthy of the position they possess. As a woman you must integrate into the current gender system that exists within the company and at the workplace, while it is not expected to take anything seriously when men discriminate and harass a woman. However, opportunities have been developed for women in the industry. Previously women had the administrative tasks assigned to them, now women are awarded new advanced jobs. This indicates that the industry has evolved where new work for women is available.