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Barriers to Career Mobility/Advancement by African-American and Caucasian Female Administrators in Minnesota Organizations: A Perception or Reality?.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Coleman, Jo Evans |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Abstract | The primary purpose of this research was to identify perceived barriers affecting African-American and Caucasian female administrators' career mobility/advancement in education, business/industry, and government in Minnesota. The study explored women's perceptions of the effects that race/gender discrimination and gender underrepresentation have had in administrative positions, highlighting individual, group, and organizational barriers to advancement. A selected sample of 49 female administrators (10 African-Americans and 39 Caucasians) responded to two questionnaires: Survey of Minnesota Employees and Administrator's Barrier-Strategy Inventory. The most frequently identified barriers for African-American respondents were racial discrimination (88 percent), no opportunity for upward mobility (75 percent), exclusion from the old boys' network (71 percent), and negative attitude toward women in administration (71 percent) . Caucasian respondents listed exclusion from the old boys' network (79 percent), employers' negative attitude toward women (55 percent), lack of professional networking (52 percent), and negative attitude toward women in administration (48 percent) . Female administrators agreed in all barrier subscales, except for type of discrimination and support barriers. The glass ceiling is very real for both groups. Included are several tables. (Contains 45 references.) (MLH) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office ol Educational Research and Irnprovernent EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 1/1"his document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. 0 Points of view or opinions stated in this as document do not necessarily represent MI official OERI position or policy. fel CNII IT 0 III Barriers to Career Mobility/Advancement by African-American and Caucasian Female Administrators in Minnesota Organizations: A Perception or Reality? |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED423590.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
