Women's upward mobility in manufacturing organizations in Istanbul : A glass ceiling initiative ?

Explores the differences in the distribution of females and males in non-management, management, and top management positions. Results showed that the mean numbers of women were significantly lower than the mean numbers of men at each hierarchical level. There was a drop in the proportion of women a...

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Published in:Sex roles 1997, Vol.36 (1-2), p.93-102
Main Author: TABAK, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Career advancement
Cultural Influences
Data Analysis
Employees
Employment Discrimination
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
Males
Management
Managerial Occupations
Managers
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Industries
Mobility
Motivation. Job satisfaction. Attitude
Negative Attitudes
Numbers
Occupational mobility
Occupational psychology
Occupational Segregation
Occupational Status
Personnel Directors
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Researchers
Sampling
Sex Role
Sex roles
Sexism
Socialization
Statistical Analysis
Telephone Surveys
Women
Working Women
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Summary:Explores the differences in the distribution of females and males in non-management, management, and top management positions. Results showed that the mean numbers of women were significantly lower than the mean numbers of men at each hierarchical level. There was a drop in the proportion of women as the level in the organizational hierarchy increased. Textile industry employed the largest number of women among the industries explored. (Original abstract-amended)
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/BF02766240