Career Promoters

2013 ◽  
pp. 216-238
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Female Role ◽  
Women's Careers ◽  
Gender Divide ◽  
Women’S Careers ◽  
Male Dominated

This chapter aims to: discuss the complexities involved in mentoring and networking for women; identify how mentoring and networking can be advantageous in supporting women’s careers and aid women in terms of career development and progression; and illustrate how women may be disadvantaged in the workplace, due to a gender divide in terms of access to mentors, female role models, and appropriate networking opportunities. These issues are especially issues for women working in male dominated occupations and industries.

Women on top: the career development journey of Filipina business executives in the Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Cirineo Osi ◽  
Mendiola Teng-Calleja
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Women Executives ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Executives ◽  
Male Dominated

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the experiences of Filipina women business executives occupying top-most leadership roles in male-dominated industries in the Philippines.Design/methodology/approachThis qualitative research utilized the institutional theory and a phenomenological approach with semi-structured interviews for data collection. The seven women executives were purposively selected and interviewed in-depth. Participants were renowned leaders in six male-dominated industries in the country.FindingsThree phases – growing up years, career advancement and raising a family and becoming and being the chief executive officer (CEO) tracked the career development journey of the Filipina women business leaders that participated in the study. Cultural, organizational and familial factors emerged as contextual dimensions at each phase that the women business executives needed to navigate in their journey to the top. Six sub-themes reflect challenges in their career progression – women as in-charge of households, expectations as mothers, limited representation in the boardroom, discrimination as women leaders, women not seen as leaders and husband's ego. Four other sub-themes served as enablers – equal opportunity culture, career pathing and diversity, male mentors/role models and enlightened husbands. The CEO's personal characteristics surfaced as a critical factor – spirituality, being competitive but not ambitious, speaks her mind, can-do attitude, accountability, openness to learn and continually re-invents self.Research limitations/implicationsThe participants only included top-most Filipina women business leaders. Implications to women executives' career development in organizations are discussed.Originality/valueThis current study contributes a proposed conceptual model in the understanding of the career development journey of Filipina women executives in the Philippines where recent findings found greater recognition of their work in the corporate setting as compared to more developed Asian countries.

Influences of cultural orientations on Emirati women’s careers

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 988-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linzi J. Kemp ◽  
Fang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Women's Careers ◽  
Cultural Orientations ◽  
Business Application ◽  
Women’S Careers

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how cultural orientations influence Emirati women’s career development. Drawing on the cultural theories of Hofstede (1980, 2001) and House et al. (2004), the authors investigated the cultural orientations of a sample of 19 women in the United Arab Emirates. Design/methodology/approach – In-depth interviews were conducted to collect life history data about women’s early lives, education and employment. Findings – The findings identify three themes that influenced the participant’s careers: family influence on careers, individual-level attitudes toward education for careers, and workplace career development. Research limitations/implications – Limited by the small sample of 19 female national participants that implies further international study is required to extend this research. Practical implications – The business application is that social values, beliefs and norms can be leveraged for women’s career success. Social implications – Policymakers are guided on key factors that influence Emirati women’s careers from a cultural perspective. Originality/value – The study makes a unique theoretical contribution in a model that shows: cultural dimensions are interrelated, cultural values and practices are interdependent, and cultural orientations vary between women and men.

scholarly journals “I really didn’t have any problems with the male-female thing until …”: Successful Women’s Experiences in IT Organizations

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin I Demaiter ◽  
Tracey L. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Meaningful Change ◽  
Women's Careers ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Women’S Careers ◽  
Male Dominated ◽  
It Organizations ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities ◽  
Workplace Cultures

The gendered nature of organizations limits women’s opportunities for advancement. While women have made inroads into many male-dominated jobs, studies suggest they can be marginalized within masculine workplace cultures. In this paper, we examine the experiences of eleven women who have had successful careers in the male-dominated information technology field, to explore their perceptions of the barriers and opportunities women face. We find that our respondents have a tendency to downplay the significance of gender, even as they provide evidence that gender has shaped their careers. We argue that their reluctance to see how gender conditions women’s careers, combined with the technical nature of their field, may have facilitated their success, even though these factors serve as barriers for other women, and prevent meaningful change.

Selection criteria for the biographies of female role models

1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes N. O'Connell ◽  
◽  
Nancy Felipe Russo
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Female Role
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