Women's Career and Professional Development

Experiences and challenges

Bibliographic Data

ID12230490
AuthorsEustella Bhalalusesa (corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume10
Issue1
Pages21-33
Publication date1998-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGender and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-0253 • E-ISSN: 1360-0516
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540259821078
OpenAlexW2067680746
LanguageEN
Citations received4

Little research has focused on women's career and professional development in developing countries. In this study, six overseas women doctorate students from a range of developing countries were interviewed in order to ascertain their experiences and the challenges they face as a result of undertaking higher academic studies. The study demonstrated that despite their cultural diversity, the women had many characteristics in common. They had the intrinsic motivation to succeed in their career and professional development as independent persons. However, due to the traditional values and cultural expectations of their societies, they felt that starting and maintaining a family was imperative. Success in both needed a combination of hard work, diligence, and determination. The study called for gender sensitisation, especially in developing countries where the analysis of gender issues is still in its infancy. Both men and women need to be aware that women as well as men have career aspirations and that it is possible to share family and other responsibilities

Career development · Developing country · Diligence · Diversity (politics · Economic growth · Face (sociological concept · Pedagogy · Professional development · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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