Women’s Careers at the Start of the 21st Century: Patterns and Paradoxes

Abstract

women’s career development, career success, gender, career theories,

Career adaptability: A qualitative understanding from the stories of older women

“…In particular, the relational nature of the older women's careers and the importance of their 15 social systems in their careers confirm the value of using qualitative research to investigate women's careers (e.g., O'Neil, et al, 2008). Second, while career adaptability was clearly evident in the stories of the participants, it manifested differently between older women and within the stories of each older woman.…”

“…Qualitative research is particularly appropriate for research into women's career development (e.g., Lapour & Heppner, 2009;O'Neil, Hopkins, & Bilimoria, 2008). Ebberwein et al (2004) argue that qualitative research of career adaptability would allow for an interactional focus between the environment and the individual and between the researcher and the research participants.…”

Barriers to women’s access to decision-making positions in sport organizations: the case of establishing a girls’ volleyball academy in Israel

“…Women continue to face barriers to career advancement, including gender stereotyping (e.g., Berkery et al 2013;Powell et al 2002;Schein 2007), male-dominated organizational cultures (e.g., O'Neil et al 2008), and corporate traditions that favor men (e.g., Oakley 2000;Powell 2012). …”

Career Wellbeing, The Challenging Role of Working Mothers

“…A career in working mothers cannot be understood separately with family relations [7]. The fact that family clearly shown from the research conducted by O'Neil, Hopkins and Bilimonial [8], affects mother's career, in the course of mother's career indicates an interruption tendency in career comparing to men, especially with regard to having children. Mother with younger children will tend to have career interruption comparing to women with family but no child, women with older children and men.…”