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abstract: 'Objectives
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Cooperative enterprises have different organizational and operational
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characteristics that could provide favorable conditions for gender
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equality. In this paper, we describe several aspects of the working
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conditions and workplace flexibility of women in cooperatives in the
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province of Teruel, a region that is characterized by its low population
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density. In addition, we study other aspects involved in the running of
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these organizations in the context of social economy, and how this could
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have potential benefits and advantages for the personal and professional
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development of women and their families. A greater understanding of
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these organizations will facilitate the development of actions aimed at
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strengthening business projects that contribute to integrate women''s
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needs and the needs of their surrounding environments.
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Design/methodology/approach
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A qualitative analysis has been carried out through in-depth interviews,
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which have provided more detailed and extensive information than other
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available methodologies. The initial sample consists of 99 cooperatives,
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representing 31.03\% of the total population of cooperative entities in
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the province of Teruel, Spain. This sample was then filtered by
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selecting the cooperatives which have a greater percentage of female
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employees higher than male employees, or have more female than male
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directors, including those cooperatives which fulfilled both of these
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conditions. There resulting set of 12 cooperatives with a large number
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of female employees among its staff or with high female participation in
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their boards of directors. We subjected to semi-structured interviews,
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one per cooperative, of their partners and/or employees, using a
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semi-structured questionnaire.
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Results / Research limitations / Implications
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The results suggest that self-management allows greater flexibility than
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other forms of enterprise in areas such as conciliation or working
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conditions. Likewise, women recognize that their involvement with the
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entity must be greater, since their future employment depends on the
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survival of the cooperative. One factor that affects the reconciliation
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of family, work and personal life is the presence or absence of
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seasonality in the activities carried out by the cooperative. Internal
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measures for the seasonal adjustment of demand could contribute to
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improving the reconciliation and also to reducing inequalities between
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men and women.
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With regard to working conditions, there are opportunities for
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conciliation and timetable flexibility that rely on the goodwill and the
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climate of trust existing in the cooperatives. This issue is closely
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related to the good relations among its members, as evidenced by the
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opinions of the respondents and the presence of female leadership
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focused on greater collaboration and teamwork. It is noteworthy that
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these cordial relations extend even among the companies in the sector.
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Collaborative attitudes between cooperatives of the same sector of
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activity are frequent.
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Self-management allows the working day to be better and more easily
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adjusted to the specific needs of female employees as compared to other
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styles of management. In general, working hours are not cause for
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concern. Women are aware that if the activity requires a greater time
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investment, their commitment must be greater, since their future careers
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depend of the survival of the cooperative
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The good relations existing among the different cooperatives in the
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province are remarkable. The study emphasizes the establishment of
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mutually supportive relationships with other cooperatives and, in many
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cases, the use of synergies with the competing companies. This
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reinforces the expected behaviors for organizations based on
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inter-cooperation and networking.
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Due to the peculiarities of the context in which these cooperatives
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operate, mainly in rural areas, cooperatives can cover the needs of the
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partners, boost rural development, to improve trade activities, provide
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support and advice to access to new foreign markets; improve structures
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through integration processes and obtain competitive advantages with
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formulas of inter-cooperation with other groups.
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Regarding the support of the public administrations in issues related to
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paperwork or consultation and advisory services, no conclusive results
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have been obtained. Relations with public administrations, however,
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could be improved to take full advantage of the potential of wealth
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creation in cooperatives and to achieve greater effectiveness of
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policies of public support for the promotion of female entrepreneurship
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and social economy entities. The recognition of gender inequalities in
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the labor and business sphere by the Spanish government, expressed
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through the Gender Equality Act, should be taken into account when
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implementing administrative procedures for cooperatives in order to be
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more sensitive to women''s necessities.
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Simplification of administrative procedures and a more individualised
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guidance and advice for female entrepreneurs in the social economy
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should be included in the agendas of public authorities. These measures
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become especially sensitive in territories such as Teruel, where the
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weakness of its business fabric and its relatively high rate of female
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unemployment are clear components of the economic stagnation of the
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province.
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Some questionnaire answers show that cooperative principles are present
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in these entities, as is the case in one company where the partners
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reported being satisfied and happy to contribute to the respect of
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agriculture and to promote environmental care.
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In addition to the financial income associated with participation in the
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cooperative, other non-economic ``intangible{''''} benefits related to
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personal satisfaction and fulfilment derived from such participation
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should be highlighted. This added value must also be taken into account
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at the time of quantifying the benefits of both cooperatives and the
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social economy as a whole, and especially when formulating strategy and
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assessing the results achieved.
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Practical conclusions and original value
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The findings show that there is still a long way to go to achieve the
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reconciliation of personal, family and work life that allows full
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equality. This issue reveals the need for action, both institutionally,
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through a suitable framework of support measures, and internally, within
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the entities themselves, through incentives leading to the full
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implementation of these cooperative values and rules of conduct.
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Our results give new evidence of the internal and external social
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policies, and of institutional and business relationships of these
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cooperatives characterized by a high representation of women. It is also
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noted that self-management allows improve adaptation of the working
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conditions and flexibility of women in cooperative workplaces. Moreover,
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they realize that their involvement must be greater, since future
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employment depends on the survival of the cooperative. It would be
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interesting for future studies to compare these results with the
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equivalent relationships observed between shareholders and employees in
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other types of entities. Future research could also examine whether
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other factors, such as the size of the organization, can influence the
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existence of harmonious relations.'
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affiliation: 'Esteban Salvador, ML (Corresponding Author), Univ Zaragoza, Fac Ciencias
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Sociales \& Humanas, Escuela Univ, Zaragoza, Spain.
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Esteban Salvador, M. Luisa; Gargallo Castel, Ana F.; Perez Sanz, Francisco Javier,
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Univ Zaragoza, Fac Ciencias Sociales \& Humanas, Escuela Univ, Zaragoza, Spain.'
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author: Esteban Salvador, M. Luisa and Gargallo Castel, Ana F. and Perez Sanz, Francisco
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Javier
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author-email: luisaes@unizar.es
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author_list:
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- family: Esteban Salvador
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given: M. Luisa
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- family: Gargallo Castel
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given: Ana F.
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- family: Perez Sanz
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given: Francisco Javier
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da: '2023-09-28'
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eissn: 1989-6816
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files: []
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issn: 0213-8093
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journal: CIRIEC-ESPANA REVISTA DE ECONOMIA PUBLICA SOCIAL Y COOPERATIVA
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keywords: Cooperatives; employment; woman; conciliation; Spain; depopulation
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keywords-plus: 'TOP MANAGEMENT; FIRM PERFORMANCE; WOMEN; DIVERSITY; BOARDS; TEAM;
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DISCRIMINATION; EXECUTIVES'
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language: Spanish
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month: DEC
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number-of-cited-references: '84'
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orcid-numbers: 'ESTEBAN-SALVADOR, MARIA LUISA/0000-0001-6511-1893
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Gargallo-Castel, Ana/0000-0001-8054-8997'
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pages: 61-92
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papis_id: 6f508c2da309531f30b7b338d2479520
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ref: Estebansalvador2016docooperatives
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researcherid-numbers: 'ESTEBAN-SALVADOR, MARIA LUISA/H-3181-2015
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Gargallo-Castel, Ana/F-8686-2016'
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times-cited: '4'
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title: 'Do cooperatives have favorable contexts for gender equality?: Special reference
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to the province of Teruel'
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000399878000003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
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usage-count-since-2013: '31'
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volume: '88'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics
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year: '2016'
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