SM and SIE women's managerial career advancement database: common findings
| Common findings across studies regarding SM and SIE women's managerial career advancementa | Frequency of studies of skilled migrant women | Frequency of studies of self-initiated expatriate women |
|---|---|---|
| Discrimination arising from gender and racial bias against women is a barrier to their managerial career advancement | 38.28% (11 studies) | – |
| Discrimination arising from motherhood bias against women is a barrier to their managerial career advancement | 15.80% (6 studies) | – |
| Family commitments and responsibilities for a caregiving role hinder women's managerial career advancement opportunities | 39.47% (15 studies) | – |
| Career opportunities for women: lack of opportunities is a barrier to managerial career advancement for SMs and availability of opportunities is a facilitator for managerial career advancement for SIEs | 15.80% (6 studies) | 46.15% (12 studies) |
| Dissatisfaction with careers in the home country motivates women to initiate expatriation to pursue managerial advancement and career opportunities in the host country | – | 26.90% (7 studies) |
| Agency exercised by women to deal with the context regarding their advancement gains women managerial and career advancement | – | 23.08% (6 studies) |
| Common findings across studies regarding SM and SIE women's managerial career advancement | Frequency of studies of skilled migrant women | Frequency of studies of self-initiated expatriate women |
|---|---|---|
| Discrimination arising from gender and racial bias against women is a barrier to their managerial career advancement | 38.28% (11 studies) | – |
| Discrimination arising from motherhood bias against women is a barrier to their managerial career advancement | 15.80% (6 studies) | – |
| Family commitments and responsibilities for a caregiving role hinder women's managerial career advancement opportunities | 39.47% (15 studies) | – |
| Career opportunities for women: lack of opportunities is a barrier to managerial career advancement for SMs and availability of opportunities is a facilitator for managerial career advancement for SIEs | 15.80% (6 studies) | 46.15% (12 studies) |
| Dissatisfaction with careers in the home country motivates women to initiate expatriation to pursue managerial advancement and career opportunities in the host country | – | 26.90% (7 studies) |
| Agency exercised by women to deal with the context regarding their advancement gains women managerial and career advancement | – | 23.08% (6 studies) |
Note(s): a38 empirical studies of SM women and 26 empirical studies of SIE women
Dashes indicate where findings on common factors in relation to managerial career advancement are not reported by more than ten percent of studies of SM or SIE women
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