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Akadályok a nők karrierjének útjában – a szervezetek útvesztői
Obstacles for women in career advancement

Author(s): Izolda Takács
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Debreceni Egyetem Politikatudományi és Szociológiai Intézet
Keywords: women; glass ceiling; labor marke; organization; discrination

Summary/Abstract: Today the level of knowledge, qualifications of female are immensely increasing, but despite their skills there are still encounter obstacles in their careers, and women still appear to be underrepresented in top-level leadership positions. Many analysis findings indicated that there is a strong negative relationship between the impact of the old traditions and women career development. This paper attempts to identify all the obstacles and gender-related segregation of the labour market such as vertical and horizontal segregations and also raises awareness of that complex problem. Because there is a triple burden on graduate and leading women, work at home, their job and the struggle with the sexist working environment.

  • Issue Year: 9/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-83
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Hungarian