Following policy feedback theory, this article argues that normative policy feedback mechanisms also operate at the workplace level, where employees are expected to adapt their beliefs to the specific policy context in which they are embedded. Specifically, it considers employees’ gender ideologies and their association with two prominent workplace-level diversity policies: voluntary women’s quotas and mentoring programmes. Partial proportional odds models are estimated employing a unique German linked employer–employee dataset (2018/19) incorporating 2445 employees and 82 workplaces. Findings indicate that voluntary women’s quotas implemented in workplaces are associated with more egalitarian gender ideologies among employees. This clear pattern was not detected for mentoring programmes. No gender differences were discovered, suggesting that normative policy feedback effects in the workplace are present equally among women and men. In conclusion, the findings indicate that policy feedback mechanisms operate not only at the national but also at the workplace level.

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性别意识形态和工作场所多元化政策：女性自愿配额和指导计划是否与员工的性别意识形态相关？

根据政策反馈理论，本文认为规范性政策反馈机制也在工作场所层面运作，员工需要根据他们所处的特定政策环境调整他们的信念。具体来说，它考虑了员工的性别意识形态及其与两个重要的工作场所层面多元化政策的关联：女性自愿配额和指导计划。部分比例优势模型是使用独特的德国关联雇主-雇员数据集 （2018/19） 估计的，该数据集包括 2445 名员工和 82 个工作场所。研究结果表明，在工作场所实施的自愿女性配额与员工中更加平等的性别意识形态有关。在指导计划中没有发现这种明显的模式。没有发现性别差异，这表明工作场所的规范性政策反馈效应在女性和男性中平等存在。总之，研究结果表明，政策反馈机制不仅在国家层面运作，而且在工作场所层面也运作。