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ERIC Number: EJ1371737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1038-4162
EISSN: EISSN-2200-6974
Breaking through the Glass Ceiling, but at What Cost? From Transitions between Hierarchical Levels to the Diversity of Ascending, Lateral, or Descending Career Paths of Women Executives
Giguère, Émilie; Pelletier, Mariève; Bilodeau, Karine; St-Arnaud, Louise
Australian Journal of Career Development, v32 n1 p60-68 Apr 2023
The present article proposes to broaden the understanding of the life courses of women executives to include an experiential perspective of meaning built around their different life projects. Our study is based on a qualitative approach employing narrative research methodology to analyze interviews with a sample of 51 women executives. Our findings reveal key experiences and events and a diversity of transitions between hierarchical levels that characterize their career development. They also show a number of possible configurations of rapprochement, integration, distancing, or separation between the different spheres of life and their influence on executive careers through ascending, lateral, or descending career paths. These findings contribute to a deeper insight into the complex career paths of women executives and underscore the value of including these different dimensions when considering guidance support strategies for this clientele.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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