How French managers picture their careers
A Gendered Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6059010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christine Naschberger (0000-0003-0944-7514, École Centrale de Nantes), Krista Finstad-Milion (France Business School) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 401-416 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Equal Opportunities International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1758-7093 • E-ISSN: 2040-7149 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/edi-10-2016-0082 |
| OpenAlex | W2737859285 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how French managers picture their careers, specifically female careers. Design/methodology/approach The sample was composed of 93 women and 5 men attending a professional women’s networking event in France. Participants answered a questionnaire, including images to choose from to best describe how they perceived their own career development. Findings The results indicate that a female career is closely associated with work-life balance by both women and men. Also, women acknowledge three times more than men, the existence of a glass ceiling in their organisation. Women and men choose both traditional and contemporary images of career. Research limitations/implications As the sample was taken from a women’s network event, the male sample size is small. Despite the small sample of men, giving voice to male participants leads to rich insights which challenge gendered and non-gendered career models. Practical implications On an individual level, reflection on one’s career path fosters awareness and ownership of career choices. Further, working with career images enhances discussion and experience sharing about personal career choices, and offers opportunities to organisations concerned with developing female talent. Originality/value The study contributes to the career literature by providing insights into how female and male managers perceive female careers. The study’s originality lies in the methodology, based on using images of careers to better understand how managers picture their own careers
Career development · Career path · Glass ceiling · Management · Originality · Political science · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
Femmes et carrières
Women’s Careers at the Start of the 21st Century
The career development of successful women
Career Priority Patterns Among Managerial Women
A double‐edged sword
Women Scientists and Engineers in European Companies
Care and career
How We Define Success
Gendered Career Paths
"An alternative "description of personality
Qualitative Data Analysis
Fécondité et niveau d'études des femmes en France à partir des enquêtes annuelles de recensement
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |