The lived experience of women in middle management; the barriers and opportunities for career advancement
Despite Iceland’s excellent performance on many gender equality measures, its ratio of women in top-management positions is improving very slowly. This research focuses on women who hold middle management positions in some of the largest organizations in Iceland, women who could be in line for top-m...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2612 2023-08-20T04:07:32+02:00 The lived experience of women in middle management; the barriers and opportunities for career advancement .hvað segið þið strákar? Upplifun kvenmillistjórnenda af stöðu sinni, möguleikum og hindrunum í starfi Einarsdóttir, Unnur Dóra Kristjánsdóttir, Erla S. Christiansen, Þóra H. 2017-06-30 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/efnahagsmal/article/view/2612 isl ice Research in applied business and economics Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/efnahagsmal/article/view/2612/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/efnahagsmal/article/view/2612 Copyright (c) 2017 Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál Research in applied business and economics; Vol. 14 No. 1 (2017); 1-24 Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál; Bnd. 14 Nr. 1 (2017); 1-24 1670-4851 1670-4444 Equality women middle managers gender bias self-confidence stereotypes network M14 M51 Jafnrétti kvenmillistjórnendur kynjabjögun sjálfstraust staðalímyndir tengslanet info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2017 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:29:31Z Despite Iceland’s excellent performance on many gender equality measures, its ratio of women in top-management positions is improving very slowly. This research focuses on women who hold middle management positions in some of the largest organizations in Iceland, women who could be in line for top-management positions. It aims to understand the lived experiences of these women, the barriers, and opportunities for career development. In-depth interviews with eleven women were analyzed and interpreted according to phenomenological methodology. Findings reveal that the women feel they face insurmountable barriers on their way up the corporate ladder. They experience top-management as a closed Old Boys’ Club; top management jobs as tailored for men, requiring them to take on unbearable responsibilities; their diligence as unappreciated; and finally, they compare and contrast themselves with the stereotypical male-executive and blame themselves for not fitting the stereotype. These combined factors undermine the women’s self-confidence and ambition even further and thus maintain and reinforce the gender-imbalance in top management. Hægt gengur að jafna stöðu kynjanna í efstu stjórnunarþrepum fyrirtækja á Íslandi. Í rannsókninni er sjónum beint að konum sem gegna stöðum millistjórnenda í stórum eða meðalstórum fyrirtækjum og eru því í hópi mögulegra yfirstjórnenda framtíðarinnar. Markmið rannsóknarinnar er að öðlast skilning á upplifun og reynslu kvennanna af stöðu sinni, hindrunum og möguleikum til starfsþróunar. Viðtöl við þær voru greind og túlkuð eftir aðferðum fyrirbærafræðinnar. Helstu niðurstöður benda til þess að flókinn vefur óáþreifanlegra hindrana sé til staðar í formi karllægrar menningar, viðhorfa, formgerða fyrirtækja sem og langlífra staðalímynda. Konurnar upplifa efsta stjórnunarlagið sem lokaða karlaklíku; yfirstjórnendastörfin sem sniðin að þörfum og aðstæðum karlmanna og að þær geti ekki bætt á sig frekari ábyrgð; vinnusemi og vandvirkni þeirra finnst þeim ekki metin að verðleikum og loks máta þær ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals |
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Equality women middle managers gender bias self-confidence stereotypes network M14 M51 Jafnrétti kvenmillistjórnendur kynjabjögun sjálfstraust staðalímyndir tengslanet Einarsdóttir, Unnur Dóra Kristjánsdóttir, Erla S. Christiansen, Þóra H. The lived experience of women in middle management; the barriers and opportunities for career advancement |
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Despite Iceland’s excellent performance on many gender equality measures, its ratio of women in top-management positions is improving very slowly. This research focuses on women who hold middle management positions in some of the largest organizations in Iceland, women who could be in line for top-management positions. It aims to understand the lived experiences of these women, the barriers, and opportunities for career development. In-depth interviews with eleven women were analyzed and interpreted according to phenomenological methodology. Findings reveal that the women feel they face insurmountable barriers on their way up the corporate ladder. They experience top-management as a closed Old Boys’ Club; top management jobs as tailored for men, requiring them to take on unbearable responsibilities; their diligence as unappreciated; and finally, they compare and contrast themselves with the stereotypical male-executive and blame themselves for not fitting the stereotype. These combined factors undermine the women’s self-confidence and ambition even further and thus maintain and reinforce the gender-imbalance in top management. Hægt gengur að jafna stöðu kynjanna í efstu stjórnunarþrepum fyrirtækja á Íslandi. Í rannsókninni er sjónum beint að konum sem gegna stöðum millistjórnenda í stórum eða meðalstórum fyrirtækjum og eru því í hópi mögulegra yfirstjórnenda framtíðarinnar. Markmið rannsóknarinnar er að öðlast skilning á upplifun og reynslu kvennanna af stöðu sinni, hindrunum og möguleikum til starfsþróunar. Viðtöl við þær voru greind og túlkuð eftir aðferðum fyrirbærafræðinnar. Helstu niðurstöður benda til þess að flókinn vefur óáþreifanlegra hindrana sé til staðar í formi karllægrar menningar, viðhorfa, formgerða fyrirtækja sem og langlífra staðalímynda. Konurnar upplifa efsta stjórnunarlagið sem lokaða karlaklíku; yfirstjórnendastörfin sem sniðin að þörfum og aðstæðum karlmanna og að þær geti ekki bætt á sig frekari ábyrgð; vinnusemi og vandvirkni þeirra finnst þeim ekki metin að verðleikum og loks máta þær ... |
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The lived experience of women in middle management; the barriers and opportunities for career advancement |
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The lived experience of women in middle management; the barriers and opportunities for career advancement |
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The lived experience of women in middle management; the barriers and opportunities for career advancement |
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The lived experience of women in middle management; the barriers and opportunities for career advancement |
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The lived experience of women in middle management; the barriers and opportunities for career advancement |
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lived experience of women in middle management; the barriers and opportunities for career advancement |
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Research in applied business and economics |
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Research in applied business and economics; Vol. 14 No. 1 (2017); 1-24 Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál; Bnd. 14 Nr. 1 (2017); 1-24 1670-4851 1670-4444 |
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