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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783521103321

Titolo

Supporting women's career advancement [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors: Ronald J. Burke and Susan Vinnicombe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006

ISBN

1-280-50679-2

9786610506798

1-84544-897-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (86 p.)

Collana

Women in management review ; ; v. 21, no. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

BurkeRonald J

VinnicombeSusan

Disciplina

650.14/082

Soggetti

Businesswomen

Women executives

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Obituary; Guest editorial; Barriers women face in information technology careers; Barriers to advancing female careers in the high-tech sector: empirical evidence from Ireland; Clearing the way for gender balance in the management of the UK financial services industry; Networking your way through the organization; Constructing a professional identity: how young female managers use role models; Bookshelf

Sommario/riassunto

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