The Nexus Between Gender and Perceived Career Opportunities

Wynen, Jan; Beeck, Sophie Op de; Ruebens, Silke

doi:10.1177/0091026015588194

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“…Although there has been a steady rise of women in the SES, men still occupy almost 70% of SES positions (Wynen, Op de Beeck, & Ruebens, 2015). Such disproportion speaks to a clear presence of gender disparity.…”

Section: National Significancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Such disproportion speaks to a clear presence of gender disparity. This influences the career expectations of women by sending a message of what roles and positions they can expect to be considered for (Wynen et al, 2015).…”

Section: National Significancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Executive orders, formal initiatives, and legislative acts have mandated federal employment data be tracked, reported, and made available for public scrutiny (Wynen et al, 2015). Yet, despite these concerted efforts, women report still experiencing the alienating effects of social based norms that reinforce the message they do not belong (Kossek et al, 2017).…”

Section: National Significancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The result of these cumulative experiences is that women leaders in government perceive their career opportunities as limited (Wynen et al, 2015). In summary, women "view the path to advancement as more stressful, have lower career longevity and satisfaction, and receive less recognition compared to men" (Kossek et al, 2017, p. 230).…”

Section: The Intersection Of Gender and Administrative Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Smith (2014) Caceres-Rodriguez, 2013;Sabharwal, 2015). Such disproportion clearly shows gender disparity and sends the message that a majority of leadership positions are inaccessible to women (Alkadry & Tower, 2014;Connell, 2006;Riccucci & Van Ryzin, 2017;Wynen et al, 2015).…”

Section: Becoming a Leadermentioning

confidence: 99%

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'a woman's place' : exploring the leadership journeys of women in government using interpretative phenomenological analysis

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The phrase 'a woman's place' has been used to assert there are roles or locations socially acceptable for women to occupy, inferring there are places or positions where they do not belong. While it could be dismissed as an outdated expression, a saying that reflects oldfashioned views no longer held, women who aspire to leadership in government organizations still experience the alienating effects of the phrase that implies they do not belong. This study sought to understand the lived experiences of nine women who successfully navigated a path to executive leadership in Utah state government. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to understand their first-person lived experience of being a leader in an environment where a dominant majority of leadership positions are held by men. By using social role theory and role congruity theory as the theoretical framework, data analysis showed that through their experiences, the women relied upon persistence and resilience to pursue a career path where leadership developmental opportunities echoed the labyrinth metaphor rather than the traditional metaphor of a career ladder. Embedded in these experiences was a struggle for visibility and voice, where the women were confronted with being socially excluded. Listening to the stories of these women showed how their grit and determination helped them succeed as a leader.Recommendations for practice and future research were grounded in their narratives and in the research literature, with the goal of moving to a point where the phrase 'a woman's place' will no longer haunt the experience of women leaders within government organizations.

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Section: National Significancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: National Significancementioning

confidence: 99%