Ancestral Landscapes and Women’s Career Headway to the Top

Authors

  • Dr. Bushra Inayat Raja Faculty of Social Sciences, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan
  • Waqas Ali Haider PhD Scholar, Department of Islamic Studies, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21015/vtess.v9i4.869

Abstract

This paper is based on an exploratory study that aimed to examine the strengths of familial ties that contribute to women’s career advancement to the top management positions in the field of higher education and management. It was assumed that nature of these settings might obstruct the functioning of public policies and programs for attaining effective and sustainable development in the quantity and quality of employment for women. This study was expected that woman officers’ perceptions of the difficulties and support and the strategies they have proposed for improving this situation, hopefully, will bring their insights to a wider audience. Such knowledge can enhance the management of women‘s human resources and their careers in the cultural specific context. Aiming that, this study investigated different aspects by conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews, a focus group discussion with the participants and found dynamics factors influencing women’s career advancement to the top.

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

Inayat Raja, D. B., & Haider, W. A. (2021). Ancestral Landscapes and Women’s Career Headway to the Top. VFAST Transactions on Education and Social Sciences, 9(4), 243–248. https://doi.org/10.21015/vtess.v9i4.869