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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815714203321

Titolo

Advancing women's careers [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors: Ronald Burke and Susan Vinnicombe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005

ISBN

1-84544-305-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (102 p.)

Collana

Career development international ; ; v. 10, no. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

BurkeRonald

VinnicombeSusan

Disciplina

331.4

Soggetti

Career development

Executives - Training of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; GUEST EDITORIAL Advancing women's careers; Women's career development phases; Understanding the processes that facilitate and hinder efforts to advance women in organizations; Factors related to the career satisfaction of older managerial and professional women; Generation X women in high technology; Advancing the careers of women with children; Senior women managers' transition to entrepreneurship; About the authors

Sommario/riassunto

This collection examines the various challenges women face in advancing their careers. In the mid 1980's, the phrase ""glass ceiling"" was coined and has since become an established part of our vocabulary.  The glass ceiling refers to an invisible but impermeable barrier that limits the career advancement of women.