Women in police profession: their vertical mobility and integration - the case study of the Belgrade ity police department of the Ministry of interior of the Republic of Serbia

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je da se stekne uvid u profesionalnu integraciju i vertikalnu pokretljivost žena zaposlenih u Upravi policije za grad Beograd, kao osnovnim karakteristikama njihovog profesionalnog položaja. Integracija podrazumeva zastupljenost žena u svim sektorima i na svim nivoima policijskih službi, i mogućnost pristupa različitim resursima od značaja za profesiju. Vertikalna pokretljivost je specifičan aspekt integracije koji pokazuje koliko je za žene otvoren pristup položajima na kojima se donose odluke i upravlja resursima. U istraživanju smo analizirali problem na društvenom, organizacionom i individualnom nivou. Na društvenom nivou žene su u podređenom položaju u odnosu na muškarce jer je srpsko društvo patrijarhalno. Na organizacionoj ravni žene su, pod pritiskom efekta staklenog plafona, profesionalne marginalizacije i segregacije, manje zastupljene u operativnim policijskim poslovima i na rukovodećim položajima. Na nivou svakodnevnice, žene su dvostruko opterećene poslom i porodicom, a simultano ispunjavanje profesionalnih i porodičnih obaveza umanjuje njihove mogućnosti da se potpuno posvete policijskoj karijeri...The aim of this study was to gain insight into the professional integration and vertical mobility of women employed in the Belgrade City Police, as well as basic characteristics of their professional status. Integration involves the representation of women in all sectors and at all levels of police services, and access to various resources of importance to the profession. Vertical mobility is a specific aspect of integration that shows access for women to positions of decision-making and resources. In the study, we analyzed the problem on the social, organizational and individual level. At the social level, women are at a disadvantage compared to men because the Serbian society is patriarchal. At the organizational level, women are under pressure of effect of glass ceiling, professional marginalization and segregation, and their are less represented in operational police work and management positions. At the level of everyday life, women are doubly burdened with work and family, a simultaneous fulfillment of professional and family obligations which diminishes their ability to fully commit to a police career..