Exploring practices that impact women’s career advancement within the workplace: a qualitative approach

Gaelle Fitong Ketchiwou, Matsidiso Nehemia Naong
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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to explore organizational factors that impact women’s career advancement. Knowledge of organizational practices that promote or obstruct women’s career progress is vital for women, firms and governments.

Design/methodology/approach

A total of 237 women participated in the study from the service sector in Johannesburg (South Africa). Participants were selected using a convenient sampling approach. Researchers used a questionnaire, consisting of demographic and open-ended questions, to gather data. Comments were analyzed using a thematic content analysis approach.

Findings

Findings reveal that prioritizing women, offering skills development opportunities, providing growth opportunities, assisting women in managing their careers, offering mentorship and having work-family support initiatives are practices that promote women’s career advancement. Conversely, practices that foster stagnation of women’s careers, distrust in women’s leadership abilities, preference for external candidates, people–related malpractices, male domination/preference, lack of role models and work-family balance support, hamper women’s career advancement.

Practical implications

The findings of this study will contribute to women’s empowerment. Organizations should provide a conducive atmosphere by instituting practices that promote their female employees' career advancement. Firms also should intentionally take practical steps to address practices that impede women’s career progression. The results of this study will also help the government to design appropriate policies that will promote the career progression of women employees.

Originality/value

This study presents findings from an analysis of qualitative data collected from 237 women to provide insight into the experiences of women working within the service industry in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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探索影响妇女在工作场所职业发展的做法:定性方法
本研究旨在探讨影响妇女职业发展的组织因素。了解促进或阻碍女性职业发展的组织实践对女性、企业和政府都至关重要。设计/方法/途径共有 237 名来自约翰内斯堡(南非)服务行业的女性参与了研究。研究人员采用方便抽样的方法选取参与者。研究人员使用由人口统计学和开放式问题组成的问卷收集数据。研究结果研究结果表明,优先考虑妇女、提供技能发展机会、提供成长机会、协助妇女管理其职业生涯、提供指导和工作与家庭支持措施是促进妇女职业发展的做法。相反,助长妇女职业停滞不前、不信任妇女的领导能力、偏爱外部候选人、与人有关的不当做法、男性主导/偏爱、缺乏榜样和工作与家庭平衡支持等做法则会阻碍妇女的职业发展。各组织应通过制定促进女性员工职业发展的措施来营造有利的氛围。企业还应有意识地采取切实可行的措施,解决阻碍女性职业发展的做法。本研究的结果还将有助于政府制定适当的政策,以促进女员工的职业发展。 本研究通过对从 237 名妇女那里收集到的定性数据进行分析,提供了有关在南非约翰内斯堡服务业工作的妇女的经验的深入分析结果。
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期刊介绍: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies (AJEMS) advances both theoretical and empirical research, informs policies and practices, and improves understanding of how economic and business decisions shape the lives of Africans. AJEMS is a multidisciplinary journal and welcomes papers from all the major disciplines in economics, business and management studies.
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