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Analysing the Impact of the Glass Ceiling in a Managerial Career: The Case of Spain
Isidre March-chordaRosa M. Yagüe-peralesPau Pérez-ledosubject
Labour economicsGeography Planning and DevelopmentgapTJ807-830Context (language use)Management Monitoring Policy and Law0603 philosophy ethics and religionTD194-195:CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS [UNESCO]Economic JusticeRenewable energy sourceslabourPolitical science0502 economics and businessgenderGE1-350InnovationGlass ceilingGender inequalityEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentProfessional career05 social sciencesUNESCO::CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS06 humanities and the artsVariety (cybernetics)Environmental sciencesSustainability060301 applied ethicsGender gapGestió culturalGlass ceiling050203 business & managementmanagementdescription
The need to break down the barriers facing women in the labour market arouses great interest for reasons of social and sustainability justice. This study breaks new ground on the topic of the “glass ceiling” by assessing the evolution of gender inequality in the proportion of individuals reaching high managerial positions. The application of the csQCA method to a survey of two cohorts of Spanish graduates in management sharing the same starting conditions reveals two factors: job variety and additional education, as conditions that are usually present in a successful managerial career. Our findings confirm the prevalence of the gender gap with little progress in recent years. Women find it more difficult to promote to high managerial positions whereas being a man turns out to almost be a guarantee for eluding low managerial positions. In the context of Spain, and for sure in most other countries, the few women attaining high managerial positions still need to make a greater effort in their professional career than their male counterparts.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-09 | Sustainability |