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Exploring male attitudes toward women's participation in executive leadership in the South African logistics industry
Mini Dissertation (MPhil (Change Leadership))--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/109640 Exploring male attitudes toward women's participation in executive leadership in the South African logistics industry Ruiters, Michele ichelp@gibs.co.za Chakela, Boy UCTD Social role theory Informal exclusion Meritocracy myth Logistics industry Male executives Gender diversity and inclusion Mini Dissertation (MPhil (Change Leadership))--University of Pretoria, 2025. Despite increasing discourse on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), women remain significantly underrepresented in the South African logistics sector. Anchored in Social Role Theory, this qualitative study explores male executives’ attitudes toward women’s executive leadership participation. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 20 senior professionals, complemented by document analysis. The findings reveal that entrenched masculine norms and unconscious biases function as mechanisms of informal exclusion. Specifically, male executives frequently utilise meritocratic narratives to mask bias, while organisational culture and work-family assumptions act as gatekeeping mechanisms that frame women as less suitable for senior roles. Consequently, informal exclusion persists despite formal policy frameworks. By extending Social Role Theory into the Global South, this study demonstrates how attitudes function as structural barriers. The research provides policymakers and executives with evidence-based insights to align leadership development with South Africa’s transformation agenda. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MPhil (Change Leadership) Unrestricted Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) SDG-05: Gender equality 2026-04-21T08:45:20Z 2026-04-21T08:45:20Z 2026-05-05 2025 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109640 en © 2025 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Social role theory Informal exclusion Meritocracy myth Logistics industry Male executives Gender diversity and inclusion Exploring male attitudes toward women's participation in executive leadership in the South African logistics industry |
| title | Exploring male attitudes toward women's participation in executive leadership in the South African logistics industry |
| title_full | Exploring male attitudes toward women's participation in executive leadership in the South African logistics industry |
| title_fullStr | Exploring male attitudes toward women's participation in executive leadership in the South African logistics industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring male attitudes toward women's participation in executive leadership in the South African logistics industry |
| title_short | Exploring male attitudes toward women's participation in executive leadership in the South African logistics industry |
| title_sort | exploring male attitudes toward women s participation in executive leadership in the south african logistics industry |
| topic | UCTD Social role theory Informal exclusion Meritocracy myth Logistics industry Male executives Gender diversity and inclusion |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109640 |