Women make up almost half of the workforce, but only a small percentage are ever promoted above middle management (Zarya). Although more women are working now than ever before, the numbers of high-level management positions still are primarily occupied by men, and the reason for this imbalance is still unclear. Why are women not able to break that…

This action research study explored how women perceived the influences of collaborative software development methodologies on workplace culture at one financial technology firm. While collaborative software development methodologies were not designed to increase gender diversity, the transformational shifts in the way technology teams work…

In this instrumental case study, we explored the experiences of working mothers in student affairs and how their situated realities are shaped by institutional and professional norms, including commonly understood written and unwritten practices. We conducted interviews and focus groups with 21 mothers working full-time at a research-intensive…

Careers in the construction trades can provide high earnings and good benefits, often through a learn-while-you-earn apprenticeship. In 2020, more than 300,000 women worked in the trades--the largest number ever. Yet while their numbers are growing, women still make up fewer than one in twenty of workers in construction occupations. This report…

Single Black working mothers faced significant challenges in achieving high-level or senior-level leadership positions. The purpose of this qualitative narrative study was to collect, analyze and code the stories told by 10 participants to understand the perceptions and insights of the challenges and barriers single Black working mothers faced in…

This study investigated the experiences of African American/Black, Asian American, Caucasian American/White, and Latina/Hispanic American women who advanced from operational or technical IT roles to senior executive IT roles. The intent was to understand how individual and organizational factors influenced the women's career advancement journey…

We study gender differences in attitudes in the role of luck versus hard work in achieving success using data from the World Values Survey. Women are consistently more likely to report that success is a matter of luck. We consider several potential explanations: workplace discrimination, religion, household responsibilities, and political…

Recommends giving women "proactive" training, which means training to prepare them for more responsibility rather than to correct inadequacies. (Author/JM)

This article focuses on the nature and extent of the relationship between female proteges and their mentors. Results of a study of male executives concerning the nature of mentor assistance, benefits and drawbacks of the mentor relationship, the special nature of women's mentoring, and mentoring contributions to career advancement are reported.…

Documents the salary and promotional inequities between women and men in working class, academic, governmental, and professional (law, medicine, and scientific research) jobs. Calls for more affirmative action programs and argues that professional women will be able to fight for equal rights for all classes of working women. (GC)

Interviews were conducted with five Black women who work for corporations to ascertain how they "play the game." They agreed that flexibility and restraint are needed to progress and be successful in the corporate world. Also, Black businesswomen should not lose sight of themselves and where they came from. (VM)

Interviews with seven women lecturers and five administrative/library staff at Leeds University uncovered the following: differential career paths for women and men; a link between the extent of career progression and working full or part time; and few opportunities for gender issues to be openly discussed in the academic workplace. (SK)

A study of the effects of veterans' preference on women's careers in the federal civil service between 1975 and 1995 reveals diminishing effects of the preferences and disadvantages to veterans. One can expect little change in federal women's status if veterans' preference is eliminated. (Author)

Summarizes the survey results obtained by the Society of Women Engineers, involving female engineering enrollment, discrimination problems, and disparity in salaries. Indicates that women participation in engineering is expected to increase due to the great demand of engineers in the future. (CC)

This study explored the varying experiences of men and women who received Masters in Business Administration and started their careers in the fifties, sixties, and seventies. The findings were that women rarely held positions in business firms, choosing instead independent work or alternative settings such as universities. (Author/CT)