equal opportunities policies and gender monitoring systems in place. However, very few women have progressed into senior … story. Some of the women we interviewed reported that they had opted to put their careers on hold because of domestic and …This paper reports on the views that women academics have about their career prospects, equal opportunities and the …

Career research has been synonymous with paid work. The ensuing result is a picture of women’s careers framed by men …’s experiences. In this paper career development theory is briefly traced to provide a context for a proposed model of women …’s careers. This broad, non‐linear model aims to be inclusive of a diverse range of experiences without being deterministic …

barriers experienced in each context. Results suggest that while Canadian women have similar career profiles to men, women in … the UK lag behind their male counterparts after graduation from the course. At the same time, UK women encounter more … UK and Canadian surveys are discussed in relation to this model and in the context of feminist theory and women in …

This study, examines women's career types and their effects on women's satisfaction with their career success and their … manifestation of a woman's career pattern and career locus. It finds empirical evidence of three distinct career types for women …: achievers, navigators and accommodators. Women having accommodator career types are significantly less satisfied with their …

constructed their careers in a male‐dominated profession. The findings indicate that there is a significant rejection of the …

Investigates how Korean women employees define their success at work, and how those definitions differ by demographic … survey was conducted with a sample of Korean women employees in a large Korean bank. Implies, when comparing the results with … other studies sampling both men and women (or women only) in either a US or Korean context, that women's career perceptions …

Purpose – This paper aims to document women's reflections on their careers over a ten‐year period to provide … is part of an Australian longitudinal study on the careers of women who attended a prestigious women‐only management … Queensland (Australia) and had been recommended for, and participated in, women in management (WIM) courses conducted in the …

contributes to the literature on women's careers, highlighting successful women's experiences across cultures and in an under …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine career‐life issues of successful women in the Americas. Design …/methodology/approach – A total of 30 interviews were conducted with successful women in Canada, Argentina and Mexico. Themes were pulled from …

Purpose – This paper aims to understand women's careers better in order to help organizations make changes to increase … returned to the workforce, finding part‐time or reduced‐hours positions or completely changing careers. Of the women, five … careers. The vast majority of the women who adopted a protean career were driven to do so in order to satisfy their need for …

Purpose – The use of women's networks is emerging as one method of advancing women's careers within organizations … women's network may impact women's career advancement. Design/methodology/approach – The authors interviewed 21 members of … an intra‐firm women's network and six members of the executive leadership team of a global organization. To examine the …