Gender and Careers in City Management
A Case Study of the Career Paths of One Department's MPA Graduates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6409910 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N Alexander Aguado (0000-0002-2082-618X, University of North Alabama), H George Frederickson (University of Kansas) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-37 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1554477x.2011.640607 |
| OpenAlex | W2008950716 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article adds to the body of knowledge about city managers and council-manager form cities by determining why so few women are found in the ranks of city managers. Using graduates of the University of Kansas master of public administration (MPA) program as our sample, we find that women interested in city management careers face a paradox: Married women have a greater probability of becoming city managers. But if they marry and have children they face issues of relocation, child rearing, and parental care—all of which make it more difficult to get a city management job, not to mention doing that job with its typically higher time demands
Administration (probate law · Child care · Economics · Face (sociological concept · Management · Medical education · Political science · Public relations · Relocation · Sample (material · Social science · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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Long–Serving City Managers
Circumventing the Glass Ceiling
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City Managers' Policy Leadership in Council-Manager Cities
The Feminization of Leadership in State Legislatures
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |