Career persistence of women software professionals in India

Srinivasan, V.; Murty, L. S.; Nakra, Monisha

doi:10.1108/gm-01-2013-0011

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“…Consistent with previous research, outcome expectations were found to be directly predictive of engineering students' intentions to pursue a high-tech career. The significant relationship from outcome expectations to interest and to intentions to pursue a high-tech career may also reflect students' attitudes toward high-tech occupations, which are seen as high paying and prestigious compared to other fields (Srinivasan et al, 2013). Occupational self-efficacy, however, was not found to be directly predictive;…”

Section: Integration Of Interest Model Choice Model and Support Andmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…In accordance with Frenette's definition, the high-tech domain can be said to include disciplines such as computer science, computer engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, information communication technology, and information systems. High-tech jobs are considered to be one of the fastest growing, well-paid occupations (Betz, 2005;Ferguson, Hitt, & Tambe, 2013) associated with high prestige (Srinivasan, Murty, & Nakra, 2013), and also an important source of economic growth (Wright & Dwyer, 2003).…”

Section: High-tech: a Gendered Occupationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Bangladesh. High-tech occupations are viewed as high-prestige in the collectivist societies of South Asia (Dyke et al, 2012;Saifuddin et al, 2013;Srinivasan et al, 2013), and consequently many Asians -regardless of gender-role orientation -will view them as providing positive outcomes.…”

Section: Integration Of Gender-role Orientation Into the Interest Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Intention to pursue a high-tech career was more strongly related to attitudes toward high-tech for men than women. High-tech professions are considered high prestige and have good employment opportunities (Srinivasan et al, 2013). Thus, it is likely that men are attracted to occupations that offer high salaries and social status (Cejka & Eagly, 1999) and help them to conform to the socially ascribed role of breadwinner (Eagly et al, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Modeling Intention to Pursue a High Tech Career Using Social Cognitive Career Theory

Saifuddin¹

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This study is the first to apply Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT: Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994, 2000) to predict engineering students' intention to pursue a high-tech career in a South Asian context. The purpose of this study was twofold. The first objective was to test SCCT's interest and choice model in a non-Western context in order to test the applicability of the theory. The second objective was to expand beyond the core of the theory to incorporate background and proximal, contextual gender related variables such as gender-role orientation, masculine image of high-tech professionals, and gendered perceptions. This work is dedicated to my father, Mulla Saifuddin, whose dream was to see me achieve highest educational degree and whom I lost at a tender age of seventeen. His dream, along with my passion for research, motivated me to pursue this journey. I would also like to dedicate this thesis to my son, Murtaza, who I know had made many sacrifices as the journey unfolded. As new immigrants to Canada, I was his only play buddy. After my admission into the program, he, then an eight year old boy, would wait patiently with his board games of Monopoly or Scrabble, for me to finish studies and play with him. Many, many times it happened that he only waited and I could not play. Thank you my son for understanding it was important for mummy to study. I would like to thank my husband, Robin, for all his love and unconditional support in all my endeavors. His patience, tolerance, and confidence in my ability helped me to face challenges and move forward. I am thankful to my mother, who constantly prayed for my degree completion. Her prayers helped me to achieve my goals. I am also grateful to my brother and sisters, Shabbir, Fatema, and Nafisa, and my parents' in-law for their encouragement and belief in me throughout all these years. My sincere thanks to Dr. Lorraine Dyke, my supervisor and mentor, for all her guidance and encouragement, her relentless support made it possible for me to complete this journey. I was always amazed at her clarity of thoughts and her ability to make complex pieces of work look simple and manageable. Umpteen times it happened, I would walk to Lorraine with questions that had given me a sleepless night, she with a smile, would listen and point me to the right direction. Lorraine, you are simply amazing. xv List of Appendices APPENDIX 1: VERBAL SCRIPT .

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Section: Integration Of Interest Model Choice Model and Support Andmentioning

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Section: Integration Of Gender-role Orientation Into the Interest Andmentioning

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Saifuddin¹

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“…Most theory has relied on empirical data from Europe and North America, with a consequential European and North American focus. The recent research highlights socio‐cultural, religious and institutional challenges facing working women in south Asia (Haq ; Saifuddin, Dyke and Rasouli ; Pio and Syed ; Srinivasan, Murty and Nakra ); little is being undertaken on ‘examining how different population subgroups fare … in different welfare state regimes’ (Babra , 1101). No research has directly examined impacts of maternity leave policy on mothers' employment.…”

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A new era for paid maternity leave policy: women inSriLanka

Kodagoda

Samaratunge

2015

Asia Pac J Human Res

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Sri Lanka is one of the two Asian countries that continue to be in the top 50 for global gender equality. Yet in practice, as this paper shows through 22 targeted interviews of professionals in the health and education sectors, women continue to be highly disadvantaged. This research has demonstrated how gender ideologies and external constraints such as state intervention limit the capacity to reconcile the competing demands of motherhood and employment. Apparently progressive state policy interventions have been unable to ameliorate gender inequality in the workplaces studied. The paper argues that it is time to think again about the drawbacks of the traditional maternity leave scheme in Sri Lanka, as it applies to women in the public sector, and to develop a work-life policy that is appropriate to the contemporary Sri Lankan context.

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