Social norms and chances of employment
Translated title
Sociale normer og jobchancer
Author
Andersen, Thomas Nørby
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2022
Submitted on
2022-06-03
Pages
59
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan sociale normer påvirker ikke-danske kvinders muligheder for at få job i IT i Danmark. Med sociale normer menes de uskrevne regler og forventninger i rekruttering og på arbejdspladser. Deltagerne er ikke-danske kvinder, der har deltaget i et karrierecoaching-program på den gratis tech-skole ReDI School Copenhagen, hvor de har fået tilknyttet en frivillig karrierecoach. Formålet er både at identificere sociale normer på det danske IT-arbejdsmarked og at forstå, hvordan de påvirker chancerne for ansættelse, samt at undersøge, hvordan coaching-programmet synliggør disse normer og hjælper kvinderne med at navigere i dem. Datagrundlaget består af semistrukturerede interviews med coachees og coaches fra ReDI School, en uafhængig karriererådgiver og ReDI Schools leder af karriereprogrammet. Resultaterne peger på, at det at forstå og efterleve sociale normer kan øge ikke-danske kvinders muligheder for at få IT-job i Danmark. De viser også, at karrierecoaching-programmet gør normerne tydeligere og støtter kvinderne i at håndtere dem, hvilket kan forbedre deres jobmuligheder. Samtidig peger studiet på, at visse normer kræver mere opmærksomhed i kommende coachingforløb og bør undersøges nærmere i fremtidig forskning.
This thesis examines how social norms affect non-Danish women's chances of getting IT jobs in Denmark. Social norms are the unwritten rules and expectations in hiring and workplaces. The study focuses on non-Danish women who joined a career coaching programme at the free tech school ReDI School Copenhagen, where they were matched with a volunteer career coach. The aims are to identify social norms in the Danish IT labour market, to understand how they shape employment chances, and to explore how the coaching programme brings these norms to light and helps women navigate them. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with ReDI School coachees and coaches, an independent career consultant, and ReDI School’s career programme manager. The findings indicate that understanding and following social norms may improve non-Danish women's chances of employment in IT in Denmark. They also show that the career coaching programme helps uncover these norms and supports women in dealing with them, which may increase their employment prospects. At the same time, some norms appear to need more attention in future coaching sessions and further research.
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