The career advancement challenge faced by female executives in Peruvian organisations

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2018-12-04
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ANPAD - Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração
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Jáuregui, Kety ; Olivos, Mariella
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The percentage of women in Peru's workforce overall has been growing at a steady rate, but there are still few women are seen in executive positions. This qualitative study describes the challenges in women's professional career advancement in a country in which the cultural pattern of business is dominated by men and where specific roles have been assigned to women. In-depth interviews were conducted with 24 professionals, 11 women and 13 men. The interviews were analysed using qualitative data analysis software. The results show that family responsibilities were the main challenge for female executives' career advancement. Moreover, family responsibilities were linked to other challenges, such as physical mobility, educational attainment, professional experience and informal networks. Family responsibilities can be considered a transcultural challenge to the career advancement of female executives. Finally, the study shows that a country's culture is an important challenge to career advancement, as in the Peruvian context where women are still considered responsible for attending to the family and are assigned a fundamental role in raising the children.
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Career advancement, Executive women, Peru, Promoción profesional, Mujeres ejecutivas, Perú
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Jáuregui, K., & Olivos, M. (2018). The career advancement challenge faced by female executives in Peruvian organisations. BAR - Brazilian Administration Review, 15(4), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2018170137
Jáuregui, K., & Olivos, M. (2018). The career advancement challenge faced by female executives in Peruvian organisations. BAR - Brazilian Administration Review, 15(4), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-7692bar2018170137
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