... that affect the decision to change the job. Results indicate that women’s work motivations include four components: 1 − career growth (career development, skills improvement, challenges), 2 − competitive compensation (financial, personal fulfilment), 3 − work environment (organisational culture, work-life...

... Gender Equality Career development There have been changes in women’s participation in public life, specifically their incorporation into the labor market. This was the most important silent social revolution of the 20th century (Kanter, 1977), and it has resulted in positive social, economic...

... to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence maybe seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Discrimination Glass ceilings Career development Gender stereotypes Maternity leave East Germany Germany is considered a prime example of a conservative...

... and Kowalski, 1990). Savita Kumra can be contacted at: skumra@aus.edu 24 05 2017 03 07 2017 16 07 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Career development Organization Choice Discrimination...

... 10 05 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Career development Diversity management IT sector Until recently, the traditional career advancement model, characterised by full-time, long-term organisational...

... didn’t want to go back to work full-time. I planned to go back part-time which seemed to me at the time to be a good option (Lucy, 34 years, Cohort 1). Mothers Career development Career decisions Women professionals This study emanated from an interest in the complex issues facing working...

...Jane Hurst; Sarah Leberman; Margot Edwards Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the intersections between the way women’s careers develop, the hierarchical relationships between women and the resulting implications for gender equity in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach...

... sources of information and can help to educate future businesswomen, which is what this book aims to do. Women Leadership Career development Female Executives Business success Businesswomen © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 --> Becky and Blalock...

...Dr Sandra Fielden and Prof. Ronald J Burke; Helen M. Woolnough; Sandra Lesley Fielden Purpose – Literature has shown that mentoring and career development programmes can assist women and minority groups in pursuit of more senior roles. The Challenging Perceptions 12-month, multi-faceted career...

... in order to focus more clearly on non‐western starting points for theory about career development in higher education in Vietnam and other non‐western settings. Design/methodology/approach A combination of historical and personal accounts is used to situate the points of view of Vietnamese women...

... among women in mid‐career and senior level managerial careers. In addition, the paper demonstrates the educational interventions may be of value in reducing the impact of stereotype threat on women's career outcomes. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Career development Women Gender...

... and the importance of knowledge acquisition to personal career development (Inkson and Arthur, 2001). It has been argued that Knowing‐how and Knowing‐why are important in predicting perceived career success (Eby et al., 2003) while Knowing‐whom can assist individual career...

... to share what they have learned from their own ways of seeing, in this journal and elsewhere, and to listen carefully to what other scholars have to share. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Sex Gender Leadership Career development Ways of seeing Elephants In the poem...

..., this study makes a major contribution to the literature on women's beliefs about barriers to career advancement. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Australia Women Career development Glass ceilings Measures Women's beliefs Resilience Denial Acceptance Resignation Attitude surveys...

... , D.L. (Eds), Advancing Women's Careers , Blackwell Publishers , Oxford , pp. 309 ‐ 31 . Mattis , M.C. (2005), “ Best practices for supporting women engineers' career development in US corporations ”, in Burke , R.J. and Mattis , M.C. (Eds), Supporting Women's Career...

... Publishing Limited 2011 Retirement Career development Longitudinal Aging Gender Women Older adults are quickly becoming the fastest growing segment of the population in many countries. Worldwide, the number of people age 60 and over is expected to almost triple in the next 45 years...

... careers may be interrupted by pregnancy, child care, and periods of reduced availability. Tharenou et al. (1994) found that training was a key facilitator for women, who needed more encouragement to undertake career development than men. Powell and Mainiero (1992) developed a career...

... 2011 Gender Career development Self development Spain The majority of studies examined mobility across physical boundaries (Sullivan, 1999). The physical mobility prevailed over the psychological one mainly due to the difficulty arisen when measuring individuals' perceptions...

... on the career advancement of women managers. Women Managers Lebanon Middle East Gender Career development In Western‐industrialized countries women's participation in the labour force has risen over the past three decades and they have made impressive progress in their careers as managers...

... in this sample perceived wasta to be a powerful determinant. Practical implications The findings contribute to a wider appreciation of the implicit barriers to women's career development and retention, will help organizations engage with the diversity agenda in this region and provide a better...