Corporate initiatives for advancing women

Emerald - 1995
Mary C.Mattis1
1Vice‐President of Research and Advisory Services at Catalyst, New York, NY, USA.

Tóm tắt

Describes two recent research projects on women′s advancement, one in the food marketing industry and one in sales. These are the type of industry which might be expected to offer women more opportunities for advancement. The research showed this not to be the case. Identifies the barriers to the advancement of women in both industries. Offers recommendations for breaking down the barriers. Ends by citing specific corporate initiatives which represent best practice.

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Tài liệu tham khảo

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8 Food Marketing Institute, Building Diversity in Management in the Supermarket Industry: Findings, Recommendations and Sample Programs, Food Marketing Institute, Washington DC, 1995.

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11 The Dartnell Corporation, “A portrait of today′s sales force”, Sales Force Compensation: Dartnell′s 27th Survey, The Dartnell Corporation, Chicago, IL, 1992.

12 Winokur, L.A., “Workplace: harassment of workers by ‘third parties’ can lead into a maze of legal, moral issues”, The Wall Street Journal, Section B, 26 October 1992.