Having a female manager can be beneficial to a company

    Paid work forms an integral part of most people's lives. Historically social barriers have prevented equal opportunity for women in the employment sector. Although progress has been made, there continues to be gender discrimination in the appointment of women in leadership and management roles. In addition to this lack of representation, women are not compensated at the same level in management roles as men. This problem is also symptomatic of a wage gap and continued gender discrimination in the wider work place. Research suggests that the employment of women in leadership roles has a number of possible benefits including increased corporate responsibility, more diversity in recruitment and improved productivity and performance. Focusing on one specific positive change in the corporate sector, design a study to test the idea that having a female manager can be beneficial to a company.