Climbing the illusive ladder

Examining female employees’ perceptions of advancement opportunities at a higher education institution

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ID15346227
AuthorsMaryam Moosa (0000-0001-6983-7261, University of South Africa, corresponding author), Mariette Coetzee (0000-0003-3671-4163, University of South Africa)
Year2020
Volume30
Issue5
Pages397-402
Publication date2020-09-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2020.1821308
OpenAlexW3094469050
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited22

The study examined how women at a higher education institution in South Africa identify factors they perceive as affecting their advancement opportunities to leadership positions. The study sampled women employees (n = 2 000) working in top management (1%), academic (44.1%), professional (15.4%), and administrative (39.5%) capacities. The women employees completed the Advancement Opportunities Questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis extracted six factors perceived as influencing the advancement of women: barriers, capabilities, acceptance, work-life balance, advancement, and success beliefs. Addressing gendered work participation factors is critical for the purposes of talent management, succession planning, training and development, and retention practices for female employees

Exploratory factor analysis · Exploratory research · Higher education · Institution · Medical education · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Succession Planning · Work (physics · Clinical Psychology · Engineering · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Human Resource and Talent Management · Medicine · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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