Essays about: "glass-ceiling"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 63 essays containing the word glass-ceiling.

1. 1. Womens's Opportunities within the Audit Industry in San José, Costa Rica : an interview study of Costa Rican women's experiences

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Stina Ytterberg; Anna Grimsdal; [2023]
   Keywords : Audit industry; Female career opportunities; Gender discrimination; Glass ceiling; Costa Rica;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to fill the gap identified in how women perceive their opportunities to advance in their careers as auditors in San José, Costa Rica. This study also seeks to get answers to what it is like to work as a woman in a male-dominated industry in the chosen country. READ MORE

3. 2. Female managers in the mining industry : A qualitative study on how work experience and social network affect female career development

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Josefine Sildeman; Frida Vennström; [2023]
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   Abstract : On average, a person consumes massive amounts of metals and minerals extracted fromthe Swedish mining industry. New technologies and innovations are changing the waythe mining industry operates to become more modern. READ MORE

4. 3. The Great Recession’s Impact on Gender Wage in the Top Quantiles in the US

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Noah Hjelm; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender wage gap; Discrimination; Great recession; Exogenous shock; Quantile regression; Women; Labour market; Wage differentials;

   Abstract : The gender wage gap in the labour market has long been a topic of study, highlighting the disadvantages faced by women in terms of earningscompared to men. This study aims to investigate if the Great Recession had additional impacts on women's earnings differentials. READ MORE

5. 4. Breaking the Ceiling : An Explorative Study on Challenges for Women in Intrapreneurship

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Christerson; Lynn Winkelhorst; [2023]
   Keywords : Female Intrapreneurs; Female Entrepreneurs; Gendered Nature of Innovating; Challenges for Female intrapreneurs; Challenges for Female entrepreneurs;

   Abstract : That women experience different and even more challenges within the corporate environment than men do is no news. For female entrepreneurs, the challenges they experience entering the entrepreneurial setting have been and are still being researched. READ MORE

6. 5. Shattering the second glass ceiling:Interpreting the lived experiences of Female Entrepreneurs in Lagos, Nigeria, using Schlossberg’s Transition Theory.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Abosede Amusan; [2023]
   Keywords : Glass Ceiling; Transition Theory; Corporate Employment; Entrepreneurs; Female Entrepreneurs; Business Owners; Nigerian Society; Storytelling; Women Empowerment; and Emancipation; Challenges.;

   Abstract : Abstract Introduction: This study examined the lived experiences of Female Entrepreneurs in Lagos State, Nigeria, who transitioned from traditional corporate employment settings to venture into uncharted entrepreneurial territory. In their transition from employee to entrepreneur, this study identified the existence of glass ceiling in both phases. READ MORE