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Table 2

Beliefs about being female in hospitality higher education

Item	Agreed (%)
Having a clear idea of your own career goals	89.20
Being assertive is important	82.90
Taking personal risks	80.90
Feeling pressure to fit it in or adapt to the culture	72.30
Moral support and encouragement from your mentor or administration when distressed	72.30
Not enough mentoring	66.00
Feeling like an outsider	59.60
Not comfortable asserting views because of possible consequences	57.40
Women do not have the same power as men when holding the same leadership position	55.30
Not having a senior manager who facilitates career progress	53.20
Credibility with your peers	51.00
Not receiving enough meaningful feedback	48.90
Access to the right people	46.80
Can’t make mistakes and learn from them without threatening job or future	38.30
Men hold you to a higher standard	31.90
Difficultly getting access to job assignments with bottom line responsibility	29.70
Difficulty getting international assignments	27.70
Fewer training opportunities for women	21.20

Item	Agreed (%)
Having a clear idea of your own career goals	89.20
Being assertive is important	82.90
Taking personal risks	80.90
Feeling pressure to fit it in or adapt to the culture	72.30
Moral support and encouragement from your mentor or administration when distressed	72.30
Not enough mentoring	66.00
Feeling like an outsider	59.60
Not comfortable asserting views because of possible consequences	57.40
Women do not have the same power as men when holding the same leadership position	55.30
Not having a senior manager who facilitates career progress	53.20
Credibility with your peers	51.00
Not receiving enough meaningful feedback	48.90
Access to the right people	46.80
Can’t make mistakes and learn from them without threatening job or future	38.30
Men hold you to a higher standard	31.90
Difficultly getting access to job assignments with bottom line responsibility	29.70
Difficulty getting international assignments	27.70
Fewer training opportunities for women	21.20

Source(s): Table by authors