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How women in STEM develop and transition into leadership
Mini Dissertation (MPhil (Corporate Strategy))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/101836 How women in STEM develop and transition into leadership Mbokota, Gloria ichelp@gibs.co.za Peter, Nomkhosi Siphelele UCTD Leader Development Women in STEM Transition to Leadership Support for Women in STEM Mini Dissertation (MPhil (Corporate Strategy))--University of Pretoria, 2024. The challenges women experience in ascending the career ladder and assuming leadership are well known. The same experiences for women in traditionally male dominated environments are less understood. The transition to leadership for these women occurs through non-conscious practices driven by their traits as top performers, constantly seeking challenges and wanting to rise above the barriers that inhibit their career progression. The study sought to understand how women in STEM with a PhD emerge as leaders, develop their leadership ability and transition to leadership. A narrative enquiry, design established that support interventions of mentorship, coaching and a value-based system coupled with resilience self- awareness and motivation as personality traits interact with the context and gender role expectations of women. Context influences leadership emergence and the type and quality of support impacts the probability of success of a transition and success when in leadership roles. The research presents a framework for organisations to assess the effectiveness of support provided to women in STEM and how programmes should be structured to improve outcomes that positively influence the numbers of women in STEM in leadership. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MPhil (Corporate Strategy) Unrestricted Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) SDG-04:Quality Education SDG-05:Gender equality SDG-08:Decent work and economic growth SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure 2025-04-02T06:54:54Z 2025-04-02T06:54:54Z 2025-05-05 2024-11 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101836 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Leader Development Women in STEM Transition to Leadership Support for Women in STEM How women in STEM develop and transition into leadership |
| title | How women in STEM develop and transition into leadership |
| title_full | How women in STEM develop and transition into leadership |
| title_fullStr | How women in STEM develop and transition into leadership |
| title_full_unstemmed | How women in STEM develop and transition into leadership |
| title_short | How women in STEM develop and transition into leadership |
| title_sort | how women in stem develop and transition into leadership |
| topic | UCTD Leader Development Women in STEM Transition to Leadership Support for Women in STEM |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101836 |