... circumstances,and contributions and barriers to success. The data were collected via interviews and questionnaires during 1992/3. Our findings point to a highly qualified group of women who stress the importance of networking and mentoring at different stages in their careers. Personal characteristics...

...Heli K. Lahtinen; Fiona M. Wilson Men have power in organizations that women often lack. Investigates generally men′s and women′s employment, job segregation, and part‐time employment. Discusses the barriers to women′s progress. The first barrier is the role women have been socialized to adopt...

... the specific barriers to women′s advancement identified by them. The key career opportunities that women needed to move up were line experience, a broad range of experience,close monitoring and planned job assignments. Catalyst[ 6 ],concluded that companies have not developed programmes that will enable women...

... to effect change? There are many sound reasons why organizations should examine the role of women in their workforce, some of which are: Barriers Career development Family‐friendly organizations Goals Recruitment Retention Training Women A new public and private sector partnership...

... and discusses the associated issues: whether the gender of the mentor matters to the success of the mentoring process; whether having a mentor is necessary for the success of female managers; and the drawbacks/barriers to mentoring. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Barriers Career development Executives...