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

Autor/inn/en	Giguère, Émilie; Pelletier, Mariève; Bilodeau, Karine; St-Arnaud, Louise
Titel	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
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Career Development, 32 (2023) 1, S.60-68 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Giguère, Émilie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-4162
DOI	10.1177/10384162221141350
Schlagwörter	Career Development; Women Administrators; Career Pathways; Career Guidance; Professional Development; Occupational Mobility + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsentwicklung; Weibliche Führungskraft; Berufsorientierung; Berufliche Mobilität
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01