"Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance
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Resumo: | This paper investigates the often invisible barriers to women’s career development and performance, through systematic review of literature on gender and labour within organisations. The methodological approach used in this study consists of a thorough literature review of scientific papers collected, via the Online Knowledge Library (b-on). Although gender equality in the labour market is a generally perceived as a ‘win-win’ situation for organisations and society as a whole, several barriers are imposed to women’s career development, which are driven by theoretical misconceptions. Executive leadership is a role that is still particularly difficult for women to achieve.On the organisational level, an important contribution this paper makes relates to the identification and analysis of the barriers and sources of discrimination that affect women’s professional lives. Within the academic context, it acts as a wake-up call for researchers, to take additional care when addressing gender issues. This is because usage of inappropriate research methodologies creates knowledge that fails to represent women’s contemporary reality. The awareness of organisations regarding the benefits derived from having a gender-balanced workforce can be enhanced. |
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"Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performanceGenderGlass ceiling/cliffNetworksSegregationEconomic performanceThis paper investigates the often invisible barriers to women’s career development and performance, through systematic review of literature on gender and labour within organisations. The methodological approach used in this study consists of a thorough literature review of scientific papers collected, via the Online Knowledge Library (b-on). Although gender equality in the labour market is a generally perceived as a ‘win-win’ situation for organisations and society as a whole, several barriers are imposed to women’s career development, which are driven by theoretical misconceptions. Executive leadership is a role that is still particularly difficult for women to achieve.On the organisational level, an important contribution this paper makes relates to the identification and analysis of the barriers and sources of discrimination that affect women’s professional lives. Within the academic context, it acts as a wake-up call for researchers, to take additional care when addressing gender issues. This is because usage of inappropriate research methodologies creates knowledge that fails to represent women’s contemporary reality. The awareness of organisations regarding the benefits derived from having a gender-balanced workforce can be enhanced.2021-10-11T15:32:58Z2021-10-112015-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfBakas, Fiona; Costa, C., Breda, Z., Durao, M., Carvalho, I., & Caçador, S. (2015). "Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance. Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento, Special issue , (23), 9-19. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3694http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3694Bakas, Fiona; Costa, C., Breda, Z., Durao, M., Carvalho, I., & Caçador, S. (2015). "Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance. Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento, Special issue , (23), 9-19. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3694http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3694eng1645-9261http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCosta, CarlosDurão, MaríliaBakas, FionaBreda, ZéliaCarvalho, InêsCaçador, Sandrareponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-16T02:09:43Zoai:repositorio.upt.pt:11328/3694Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:40:33.167315Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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"Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance |
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"Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance |
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"Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance Costa, Carlos Gender Glass ceiling/cliff Networks Segregation Economic performance |
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"Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance |
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"Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance |
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"Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance |
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"Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance |
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"Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance |
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Costa, Carlos |
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Costa, Carlos Durão, Marília Bakas, Fiona Breda, Zélia Carvalho, Inês Caçador, Sandra |
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Durão, Marília Bakas, Fiona Breda, Zélia Carvalho, Inês Caçador, Sandra |
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Costa, Carlos Durão, Marília Bakas, Fiona Breda, Zélia Carvalho, Inês Caçador, Sandra |
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Gender Glass ceiling/cliff Networks Segregation Economic performance |
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Gender Glass ceiling/cliff Networks Segregation Economic performance |
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This paper investigates the often invisible barriers to women’s career development and performance, through systematic review of literature on gender and labour within organisations. The methodological approach used in this study consists of a thorough literature review of scientific papers collected, via the Online Knowledge Library (b-on). Although gender equality in the labour market is a generally perceived as a ‘win-win’ situation for organisations and society as a whole, several barriers are imposed to women’s career development, which are driven by theoretical misconceptions. Executive leadership is a role that is still particularly difficult for women to achieve.On the organisational level, an important contribution this paper makes relates to the identification and analysis of the barriers and sources of discrimination that affect women’s professional lives. Within the academic context, it acts as a wake-up call for researchers, to take additional care when addressing gender issues. This is because usage of inappropriate research methodologies creates knowledge that fails to represent women’s contemporary reality. The awareness of organisations regarding the benefits derived from having a gender-balanced workforce can be enhanced. |
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Bakas, Fiona; Costa, C., Breda, Z., Durao, M., Carvalho, I., & Caçador, S. (2015). "Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance. Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento, Special issue , (23), 9-19. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3694 http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3694 Bakas, Fiona; Costa, C., Breda, Z., Durao, M., Carvalho, I., & Caçador, S. (2015). "Walking on broken glass": the changing nature of gendered constraints to career development and performance. Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento, Special issue , (23), 9-19. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3694 http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3694 |
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