Author: Yvonne V. Tran Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 38
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Throughout history, women around the world have struggled and have long fought for equal footing with their male counterparts. Society claims to have achieved gender equality with equal opportunities in voting, employment, and education. Still, men continue to dominate and outnumber women in elected and top-level management and leadership positions where visibility, responsibility, productivity, and profitability are high. For the first time in history, the County of Los Angeles has elected an all-female Board of Supervisors with over 50% of the department heads also women. However, this is not the case for other counties in California or States in America, where the underrepresentation of women in public sector management and leadership positions prevails. This graduate thesis will use a qualitative exploratory case study method to research the facilitators and barriers to female career progression in public sector management and leadership positions long after the civil rights and women's suffrage movements, where laws protecting equal opportunity and discrimination have been enacted. This research will provide a greater understanding of why women in the County of Los Angeles, California, have achieved great success in public sector representation at the top management levels.
Author: Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing ISBN: 1845448960 Category : Businesswomen Languages : en Pages : 86
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An e-book that addresses some of the issues still facing women in the development and advancement of their managerial careers. Inspite of women's parity in higher education and initial success in achieving work experiences they still fall behind in numbers when it comes to senior executive jobs. Three of the papers explore the barriers that still exist and another two look at how women do succeed in advancement. The last paper looks at how women use role models. Together these papers provide a balanced picture of the barriers still facing women managers and the enablers which are helping women.
Author: Beth J. Asch Publisher: RAND Corporation ISBN: 9780833059376 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 0
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RAND research conducted in the late 1990s documented differences in rates of promotion and retention among male, female, white, and minority officers in the U.S. military. This volume updates the earlier RAND study, using data from January 1988 through September 2010. It also examines the career progression of women serving in military occupations that are partially closed to them.
Author: Lauren Phelps Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Although women in the college-educated workforce have relatively recently come to outnumber men, they continue to be underrepresented in upper-management and senior level positions in organizations. This literature review and qualitative exploration discuss several of the societal, organizational, cultural, and individual barriers that prevent women from reaching these positions and corroborates the vast literature on these barriers by exploring the experiences of 11 women in upper-management positions through semi-structured interviews. A review of the existing literature identifies systematic, cultural and individual barriers impacting female career progression, including gender bias, role incongruence, work-life imbalance, and a lack of access to mentorship and networking. The review also examines existing strategic human resource practices that attempt to decrease the impact of these barriers, including formal mentorship programs, targeted training and development programs, affinity groups, work-life balance policies, and diversity goal setting. To further explore the barriers that women face in the workplace and the ways organizations can aid female career advancement, 11 women who have reached upper-management positions were interviewed regarding their experiences in the workplace. The 6 overarching themes derived from these interviews were mentorship and leadership support, work-life balance with parental support, female representation, development opportunities, a supportive and diverse organizational culture, and proactive and intentional diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. This research offers practical takeaways that provide broad recommendations for organizations seeking to create more equitable and inclusive environments for women.
Author: Barbara Gutek Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 198
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The subject of women's career development is becoming increasingly important as the proportion of women in the US work-force approaches 50%. Women behave differently from men in the development of their careers, and are often studied to see how they depart from the male standard. The papers in this volume examine the internal dynamics to women's careers using theories about reference groups, relative deprivation, personality, and role conflict. The book analyses women's career development from different perspectives, examining different groups of women, at different points of time in their career process, in relation to men as well as to other groups of women.
Author: Edwina Dunn Publisher: Random House ISBN: 147352945X Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 369
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This is a one-of-a-kind book, which will motivate generations of girls and women for years to come, The Female Lead is a collection of portraits - in their own words - of over 50 inspirational women who changed the world around them. With stunning photography and heartfelt, personal interviews, this will inspire a whole generation of young women. 'A truly inspirational book' -- ***** Reader review 'Beautifully written and illustrated' -- ***** Reader review 'A beautiful, inspiring book' -- ***** Reader review 'Loved it! Truly inspiring!' -- ***** Reader review 'Inspiring and motivating with beautiful images' -- ***** Reader review ************************************************************************************************ Over fifty inspirational women, from many walks of life. All have changed the world in a variety of fields. Among them are politicians and artists, journalists and teachers, engineers and campaigners, fire fighters and film stars. Together they form an arresting gallery of portraits, each one illustrated with original photography by Brigitte Lacombe. Some have led their professions; some have broken new ground for women; some have inspired changes through relentless endeavour. All were chosen for their ambitions and achievements and all tell their stories in their own words. Includes portraits from Meryl Streep, Tina Brown, Lena Dunham, Jo Malone, Laura Bates, Yeonmi Park, Lucy Bronze, Julie Bentley and Michaela DePrince, amongst many others. For girls, it can be hard to identify role models in our society. This book will help and inspire women everywhere to realize their hopes and ambitions.
Author: Magnus Henrekson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This paper identifies the pertinent institutions governing the structure of payoffs with regard to female career progression. Drawing on recent insights in behavioral economics, we hypothesize that interactions between psychological mechanisms and the institutional setup may be important determinants of cross-country differences in the level and evolution of female representation on executive positions in the business sector. We test this proposition informally by exploring whether it can be used to account for some of the observed differences between Sweden and the US in this respect. Our normative conclusion is that institutional reforms aimed at increasing female representation should take into account the role of psychological mechanisms in determining career choices and how these mechanisms are affected by relevant institutions such as the level of personal taxes, rules for parental leave, child care and wage-setting arrangements. Throughout the strong path dependence in career choice and career progression is emphasized.
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Author: Barbara B. Moran
Author: Beth J. Asch
Author: Lauren Phelps
Author: Barbara Gutek
Author: Fiona Poland
Author: Edwina Dunn
Author: Magnus Henrekson
Author: Avivah Wittenberg-Cox