Family Influences on the Career Life Cycle

Beauregard, T. Alexandra

doi:10.4337/9781847208828.00011

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“…For instance, although managers may have greater access to work-family initiatives than those in non-supervisory positions, they often feel incapable of using these initiatives due to negative attitudes in the organization toward using them and organizational pressures to work long hours (Beauregard, 2007;. Managers who try to use their advantages might encounter resentment from colleagues who feel they are having to shoulder an unfair workload, professional isolation and reduced networking opportunities, or a reputation among peers and superiors for being less committed to the organization, and therefore in the long run they may damage their prospects of career advancement (ibid.).…”

Section: Rationale For the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

How do male managers narrate their female spouse ' s role in their career?

Heikkinen

2014

Gender in Management: An International Journal

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Purpose – The aim of this study is to investigate how male managers make meaning the role of their female spouses along with their careers. Design/methodology/approach – The topic was investigated within a Finnish context by analyzing the narratives of 29 male managers. Common to the men were their managerial position and extensive work experience. All the men had or had had one or more spouses during their careers, and all of them were fathers. Findings – A typology distinguishing four types of female spouses was constructed: supporting, balance-seeking, care-providing, and success-expecting types. These types describe the various roles that are constructed in relation to the female partner during a male manager ' s career, pointing out the ambiguous nature of the phenomenon. Originality/value – The study highlights that to understand more about male managers ' experience in their careers, the author needs to acknowledge how a male manager ' s career unfolds in tandem with their family life, as well as the norms and gender roles related to the family. Research approaches that enable examination from that perspective should be developed.

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Section: Rationale For the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

How do male managers narrate their female spouse ' s role in their career?

Heikkinen

2014

Gender in Management: An International Journal

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“…Women who pursue nontraditional gender jobs are rated by men as less attractive potential life partners. Essentially stepping out the box in the professional sphere is associated with punishment in the private sphere (see Beauregard 2007;Badgett and Folbre 2003).…”

Section: The Significance Of Role Modelsmentioning

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Young women in science and technology: the importance of choice

Dimitriadi¹

2013

J Innov Entrep

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Despite significant improvements in the last couple of years, women are still under-represented in science and technology, both in the academic and private sector. This is due to a variety of reasons, mostly related to the role allocated to women in modern society as well as pre-existing prejudices that form glass ceilings while encouraging male presence in the workplace. It is also however, a result of information or lack of, which places young women in difficult position of making a career choice, with little knowledge of available possibilities. What seems to be missing are good role models that could act as inspiration and source of information and guidance, and offer a glimpse into the reality of being a female employed in the field of science and/or technology. Parents, teachers, and career guidance counselors all have a significant role in assisting or hindering the way young women chose their career paths and that choice begins early on from school, all the way through to higher education. Choice, essentially, and factors that determine it as well -as ways of encouraging female participation in science and technology -are the focus of the present article, which is based on results from the European project Information for a choice: empowering young women through learning for scientific and technological career paths, realized under the 6th Framework Program. As this article will show, the promotion through the usage of new technologies, of role models, is crucial in breaking the existing stereotype of women in science, engineering and technology. Science is often rejected as a career choice due to limited information available and positive role models to encourage young girls in participating. Career orientation offered at school through the usage of new technologies is an important step in that direction; however, particularly in countries where the family unit is especially influential in career decisions, parents must be brought in and educated on the possibilities available. Mass media also play an important role in introducing and sustaining stereotypical images of women in particular professional roles, thus, any outreach solutions need to include them.

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“…27 Yet another study found a significant relation between achievement and parental income. 28 Reflecting on past literature, the purpose of this research was to identify factors that affect the performance of BSM of a private bank in India. It also aimed to identify factors that differentiate high performing BSMs from the rest.…”

Section: Childhood Influencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the Notion of Performance in Branch Sales Managers: A Narrative Approach

Bhalla¹

2019

Psychol Cogn Sci Open J

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Family Influences on the Career Life Cycle

Cited by 33 publications

References 63 publications

How do male managers narrate their female spouse ' s role in their career?

How do male managers narrate their female spouse ' s role in their career?

Young women in science and technology: the importance of choice

Exploring the Notion of Performance in Branch Sales Managers: A Narrative Approach

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