Essays about: "Female Career Progression"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Female Career Progression.

1. 1. Networking Her Way : A qualitative study of how top-position women in the financial sector experience the role of Women-Only-Networks (WONs) for female career progression

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Grandin; Ellinor Hansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Women-only-networks WONs ; Career progression; Formal networks; Informal networks; Homophilious networks; Financial industry;

   Abstract : Engagement in networking is described as a facilitator for an individual's career progression. Research has shown how men tend to benefit from informal networking, and difficulties appearing for women to penetrate these male informal networks. READ MORE

3. 2. The Effects of Impostor Syndrome on Swedish Women in Leadership Positions

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Kajsa Eriksson; Emelie Persson; Emma Stenkil; [2023]
   Keywords : Impostor Syndrome; Impostor Phenomenon; Female Career Progression; Female Leadership; Barriers; Enablers;

   Abstract : The purpose of this qualitative research was to acknowledge the gap in literature concerning the relationship between female leadership in a Swedish context with impostor syndrome. The focus was on analyzing whether impostor syndrome has an impact on the career progression of female leaders and how organizations can either exacerbate or mitigate the effects of suffering from impostor syndrome in the workplace. READ MORE

4. 3. “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

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. Feamle career development : The importance of networking

   University essay from IHH, EMM (Entrepreneurskap, Marknadsföring, Management)

   Author : Emilie Helmer; Therese Hjälmner; Fanny Stener; [2009]
   Keywords : Professional networking; glass ceiling; women in business; female leadership;

   Abstract :   Past research reveals that fewer women than men possess top management positions and statistics imply that in Sweden only 24 percent of all board members are women (European Commission, 2008). Gender differences are even more obvious in the private sector and this is the reality facing today’s graduates, regardless of the fact that the number of female and males taking a business degree in Sweden is approximately the same (SCB, 2006). READ MORE