Perceptions of the Work Environment and Implications for Women's Career Choice: A Survey of University Faculty Women

Christiansen, Martha Dennis; Macagno-Shang, Laura; Staley, Kathleen H.; Stamler, Virginia Lee; Johnson, Mary

doi:10.1002/j.2161-0045.1989.tb00210.x

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“…In terms of external readiness factors, having a strong support system was a factor that applied to all of the participants. The idea that a strong support system would be an important and helpful factor in women's career paths has been explored by many previous researchers (e.g., Christiansen, Macagno-Shang, Staley, Stamler, & Johnson, 1989;Evans, Bourassa, & Wollbright, 1985). For example, Forrest and Mikolaitis (1986) reviewed the work of Chodorow and Gilligan and pointed to the importance of the "relational component" as a key factor influencing women's career identities and career paths.…”

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Perceptions of serendipity: Career paths of prominent academic women in counseling psychology.

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Journal of Counseling Psychology

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Consensual qualitative research was used to investigate the impact of chance events on the career choices of prominent academic women in counseling psychology and to examine the contextual factors surrounding the chance events. The results suggest that chance events affected career choices most often by changing women's career paths altogether or by altering their self-concepts. The results also suggest that both internal characteristics (e.g., ability to take risks, self-confidence, etc.) and external factors (e.g., a strong support system, few external barriers, etc.) helped women take advantage of chance opportunities. The implications of integrating the concept of serendipity into our existing understanding of career development is discussed.

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Perceptions of serendipity: Career paths of prominent academic women in counseling psychology.

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“…Therefore, individuals who do not have mentors or sponsors may be at a disadvantage or experience slower progress toward the attainment of career aspirations and development. As Christiansen, Macagno-Shang, Stanley, Stamler, and Johnson (1989) assert, "Success in academia depends not only on what you know but also who you know for support, guidance and advocacy" (p. 58). In addition, Eberspacher and Sisler (1988) and Moore (1982) maintain that mentors may be the single most important factor in the career development of administrators.…”

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Smith

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This study investigates the importance of mentoring in African American women's selection of higher education as a career choice and in their development as professionals in that career. The research provides recommendations on how African American female administrators in higher education can further advance their career choices and career development. Mentoring has been identified as a factor leading to upward mobility in employment, success in education, and personal development. However, research to date has not addressed the following questions:• How are mentors relevant to the career choices and development of African American women administrators in higher education? • How do race and gender affect the career decision-making process of African American women in higher education?This research clarifies how mentoring affects the career choices of African American women who become administrators in higher education and how their sociocultural and gender experiences define their career choices and development.Minority faculty and administrators often face significant barriers on predominantly White campuses. These barriers include isolation, loneliness, and racially motivated victimization, and they inhibit their academic success and tenure. Although we have crossed the threshold of the 21st century, our college and university faculties and administrators still do not come close to reflecting America's racial and class diversity. Recruiting minorities into the

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“…The literature on the career development of women, with increasing focus on family issues, was again very large in 1989 (Christiansen, Macagno-Shang, Staley, Stamler, & Johnson, 1989;Hackett, Esposito, & O'Halloran, 1989;Harmon, 1989;Jenkins, 1989;Linn & Hyde, 1989;Long, 1989;Metha, Kinnier, & McWhirter, 1989;Schwartz, 1989;Sullivan, 1989;Tinsley & Tinsley, 1989). We believe, and the literature reflects, that there has been a gradual adoption of the term at-risk (e.g.…”

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“…These role modifications could be successful in creating more productive and satisfying work environments for women, who then would serve as models for a new group of professional women (Christiansen et al, 1989).…”

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“…In contrast to Schwartz's simplistic dictum about a baby track, Hochschild (1989) suggested that women and their partners could make direct and indirect changes in their roles that might include, but were certainly not limited to, cutting back at work. These role modifications could be successful in creating more productive and satisfying work environments for women, who then would serve as models for a new group of professional women (Christiansen et al, 1989).…”

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Annual Review: Practice and Research in Career Counseling and Development, 1989

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1990

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In writing this review, we asked ourselves what novel cut of the 1989 career literature we might make. Several earlier reviews were cleverly organized using the structure inherent in the research and theoretical literature published during the review period (Fitzgerald & Rounds, 1989;Savickas, 1989a). Other reviews selected articles for inclusion based on methodological rigor, author preference, or preponderance in number. We believed that it was possible to organize a selective review based upon counselor practice and to highlight any discrepancies between what counselors actually do and the topical coverage in the career literature.Thus, our organization reflects our belief that an analysis of counselor practices would produce a different representation of the state of our field than would the standard literary analysis. The title also underscores Myers's (1986) assertion that advances in career counseling sometimes proceed from the practitioner to the researcher or Arnold R.

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Perceptions of the Work Environment and Implications for Women's Career Choice: A Survey of University Faculty Women

Abstract: This article reports the results of a survey of female faculty. Overall, respondents indicated positive perceptions of their academic environment and a strong interest in mentoring female students.

Cited by 11 publications

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Perceptions of serendipity: Career paths of prominent academic women in counseling psychology.

Perceptions of serendipity: Career paths of prominent academic women in counseling psychology.

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Annual Review: Practice and Research in Career Counseling and Development, 1989

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