PERCEPTUAL BARRIERS TO LEADERSHIP: ADVANCEMENT FOR CORPORATE SECTOR WOMEN

Abstract

Critical impediments for women in leadership positions, both in the corporate and educational sector, continue to block progress. Identifies barriers to success from a socio‐cultural and psychological perspective, such as sex‐role stereotyping, few female role models, and societal attitudes towards women as leaders. Barriers impeding success are procrastination, lack of acceptance, and “it′s a man′s world” attitude. University personnel planning leadership training programmes must consider the needs stated by respondents to this survey and offer seminars based on their specific requests. Requested programmes included: effective communication skills, stress management, time management, problem solving, team building, public speaking, supervisory skills, organisational politics, human relations skills, and self‐esteem building.

Citation

Kisch, J. and Ryan, C. (1991), "PERCEPTUAL BARRIERS TO LEADERSHIP: ADVANCEMENT FOR CORPORATE SECTOR WOMEN", International Journal of Career Management, Vol. 3 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000003861