Gender-based Barriers to Senior Management Positions: Understanding the Scarcity of Female CEOs

Although the number of women in middle management has grown quite rapidly in the last two decades, the number of female CEOs in large corporations remains extremely low. This article examines many explanations for why women have not risen to the top, including lack of line experience, inadequate car...

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Main Author: Oakley, Judith G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2000
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2000, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 321-334
Further subjects:B Women
B senior
B Leadership
B Management
B Gender
B CEO
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