"The impact of gender culture on women's career trajectories: an Australian case study"

by North-Samardzic, Andrea; Taksa, Lucy (2011)

Abstract

Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine the influence of gender culture and gender subtext on the career trajectories of women. It examines the organization as an arena in which underlying cultural processes maintain gender distinctions and barriers, thereby limiting the efficacy of policies specifically designed to increase the number of women at senior levels. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on the findings of a qualitative case study of the perceptions of women's career trajectories in an Australian financial services organization. by examining the gender subtexts of organizational documentation we analyse the impact of gender culture, specifically the gender structure of the organization, gender identities of women managers and gender symbolism in organizational texts. Findings The findings highlight the way an organization's gender culture legitimate continuing gender distinctions and impose pressure on women to comply with masculine behavioral norms, while accepting gender distinctions and arrangements that reproduce inequalities. Research limitations/implications The findings illustrate that despite the case study organization being awarded for

Keywords

Australia, Women, Finance, Career Development, Banking, Gender

Themes

Women and Work, Organisation and Management Studies

Links to Reference

• https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/mcb/edi/2011/00000030/00000003/art00003
• http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02610151111124941
• https://www.academia.edu/download/39024714/North_samardzic_taksa_gender_culture.pdf

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