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Reality checks for career women: An interpretevist paradigm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2019

Mary Anthony Open the ORCID record for Mary Anthony [Opens in a new window]  and
Werner Soontiens
Mary Anthony*
Affiliation:
Department of Management, Sunway University, No 5 Jalan Universiti, Sunway City, 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Werner Soontiens
Affiliation:
University of Notre Dame, School of Business, Fremantle, 19 Mouat Street Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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Abstract

This paper reflects on the latent organisational process that leads tothe scarcity of women in senior positions. Utilising characteristics of legitimisation, institutionalisation and self-determination theories the paper observes how women manage upward mobility. Subsequently, it was important to investigate the mid-level cohorts, as there lies the critical question triggering the anomaly. Focusing on the public sector with an interest in gendered organisations, the study examines law enforcement. Conversely, the aim of this paper is to focus on why there is a continued dearth in the number of policewomen at top level positions in USA and Australia. A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach is applied. Semi-structured interviews are conducted with 40 policewomen in mid-management positions in American and Australian law enforcement. It further aims to explore the linkages of the ongoing paucity of gendered leadership in organisations, questioning how these will influence women's ability to advance to higher-level positions.

Keywords

mid-level leadershipleader identitycareer progressionself-determinationgendered organisation
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Research Article
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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 28 , Issue 5 , September 2022 , pp. 1078 - 1099
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2019

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