Kvinnligt chefskap
En kvalitativ studie av socialarbterares förväntingar på kvinnliga chefer
Female managersFemale dominated workplacesGender stereotypesKvinnliga cheferKvinnodominerade arbetsplatserStereotyper om kön
The purpose of this study is to use a qualitative approach to get an understanding of what is expected of social workers targeted towards women managers in social services. Nine social workers were interviewed. The empirical data was then analyzed on the basis of gender theory. Respondents did not see their supervisor as a manager but more as a social worker with special tasks. Our empirical data indicates that there is a strong belief that men and women possess different properties. The social workers thought that men were likely to make a career and women were considered to work in the area of social care. It was considered to have a different leadership in social services than in other organizations.