Essays about: "Barriers to female career advancement"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Barriers to female career advancement.

1. 1. Gendered Career : A Case Study of Women and Career Advancement

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Isabella Davéus; Wilma Schening; [2023]
   Keywords : Career; Career Advancement Gender Equality; Organizations; Women.; Karriär; Karriärsutveckling; Jämställdhet; Organisation; Kvinnor.;

   Abstract : The manufacturing industry has reported gender equality issues, both in relation to the underrepresentation of female employees within the industry as a whole and in managerial positions as well as the abindant existence of gendered roles and stereotypes. As a result of gender inequalities, women employees face difficulties advancing in their career. READ MORE

3. 2. “You Know You Work in Tech When the Toilet Seat is Up” : An Investigation of Female Protégés Working in Swedish IT Organizations and How They Use Mentorship to Advance in Their Careers

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Sofia Lindström; Malin Bartoschek; [2023]
   Keywords : Mentor; Protégé; Females; Male-Dominated Industry; Career advancement; IT;

   Abstract : Background and Research Purpose: Women working in male-dominated environments face experiences that are unique. In Sweden the number of women working in the IT field grows, and so should the representation of female managers and female seniors. READ MORE

4. 3. Revealing the Ceiling: A critical exploration of the barriers to female career advancement and how organizations can help overcome these by gender equality work

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : My Persson; [2020]
   Keywords : gender in organizations; glass ceiling; barriers to female career advancement; gender equality work; critical discourse analysis;

   Abstract : Women are underrepresented in organizations at large, especially at the top. Despite an increase in research about, and motives for studying, gender in organizations, there is a lack of qualitative studies about how organizations can do gender equality work (GEW) to overcome the barriers to female career advancement. READ MORE

5. 4. Barriers to career progression for women in the automotive industry -A qualitative study of how gendered substructures affect women’s opportunities for career advancement in an automotive MNC.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Johanna Kjellsson; [2017-07-27]
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   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of the study is to identify possible barriers to career progression as perceived by female employees of senior positions in an automotive MNC by using the concept of gendered substructures as a theoretical foundation. The home country organization will be compared with a foreign subsidiary in order to compare the results within the company. READ MORE

6. 5. If I Were A Boy - A qualitative case study about the barriers to female career advancement and how these can be mitigated by leadership development programs

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Emelie Wendelstam; Therese Åbb; [2016]
   Keywords : Gender; Barriers to female career advancement; Leadership development program; Autonomous thinkers; Transformative learning;

   Abstract : Women have been entering organizations at about the same rate as men, yet remain dramatically underrepresented at senior levels. Considering that this is the reality of the labor market, while in fact companies with a larger share of females outperform those with a smaller share, consequently calls for an organizational reaction. READ MORE