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The Impact of Personality Traits on Glass Ceiling Beliefs Among Women Advocates' Career Development

Women Advocates Career Development

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ID22129705
AuthorsP Nisha (0000-0002-9292-2226, Vellore Institute of Technology University), A Vasumathi (0000-0002-4298-9166, Vellore Institute of Technology University)
Year2020
Volume8
Issue3
Pages144-155
Publication date2020-06-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHumanities & Social Sciences Reviews (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2395-6518 • E-ISSN: 2395-6518
PublisherMaya Global Education Society (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18510/hssr.2020.83107
OpenAlexW3037428968
LanguageEN
References cited31

Purpose: Over the last two decades, India has positively responded to its call, however, as an emerging economy by creating many new kinds of "global" legal work environments that offer and attract gender-neutral benefits for its associates. Yet, there are issues to be addressed to enable a hassle-free development system for the women Advocates. Although there are a large number of women advocates increasing in recent years, in the highest levels of their career they are still in the exception. Methodology: The primary data were collected from 140 women Advocates, Chennai District, Tamil Nadu, India. The data were analyzed by using statistical tools such as Chi-square, Correlation, ANOVA, Percentage analysis. Main Findings: It was observed from the study that women encounter issues in all identified fields, which affects job satisfaction and the growth of women's profession as lawyers. Thus, it is vital to take measures to enhance the participation level of women lawyers by minimizing the glass ceiling issues. The study mainly focuses on the impact of personality traits on glass ceiling beliefs primarily among Women Advocates in achieving career development. The study reveals the positive impact of personality traits on career growth. It also finds that career growth was significantly affected by socioeconomic factors. Applications of this study: This study would be useful to the women advocates, who are facing glass ceiling barriers that affect their career development. This study would also be helpful to other women employees who are working in various industrial sectors. Novelty/Originality of this study: Male dominance in the workplace is still strong, and the glass ceiling effect or the barriers stopping the female employees from getting-go top-level positions, which occurs both in developed and developing countries. Many studies indicate the glass ceiling factors on women employees' career development. This article mainly focuses on how women advocates achieve their career success by overcoming the glass ceiling barriers and beliefs. Thus, the study is unique as it plays a crucial role in finding how the impact of personality traits on women advocates glass ceiling beliefs affect their career development

Big Five personality traits · Career development · Demographic economics · Glass ceiling · Job satisfaction · Originality · Personality · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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