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The enablers and barriers of career progression for women into senior management positions in the manufacturing industry
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/103047 The enablers and barriers of career progression for women into senior management positions in the manufacturing industry Singh, Khavitha ichelp@gibs.co.za Mhlaba, Zamalotshwa Zanele UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Career Progression Enablers Barriers Career Resilience Manufacturing Sector Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2024. This study aimed at examining the barriers and enablers which inhibit women’s promotions into senior leadership positions, within South Africa’s manufacturing sector. The research employed qualitative, exploratory design to gain insights from interviews involving semistructured interviews of senior female leaders. Structural barriers, like entrenched gender stereotypes, the glass ceiling effect, limited mentorship opportunities and work life imbalance, hindered women’s advancement. Supportive leadership practises, effective mentorship and sponsorship, transformational leadership and career resilience, on the other hand, were found to be the critical enablers of progression. Overall, these findings showed how organisational culture combined with societal norms, as well as individual agency, worked together to construct career trajectories. This piece of work contributed to the literature on gendered organisational practises by offering a nuanced understanding, and also included practical recommendations for policymakers and industry leaders to create a more inclusive work environment conducive for equal representation among its ranks at the senior level. Overall, the research pointed out that more systemic change was needed at organisations. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure 2025-06-30T07:03:24Z 2025-06-30T07:03:24Z 2025-09 2025-03-04 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103047 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 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Career Progression Enablers Barriers Career Resilience Manufacturing Sector The enablers and barriers of career progression for women into senior management positions in the manufacturing industry |
| title | The enablers and barriers of career progression for women into senior management positions in the manufacturing industry |
| title_full | The enablers and barriers of career progression for women into senior management positions in the manufacturing industry |
| title_fullStr | The enablers and barriers of career progression for women into senior management positions in the manufacturing industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The enablers and barriers of career progression for women into senior management positions in the manufacturing industry |
| title_short | The enablers and barriers of career progression for women into senior management positions in the manufacturing industry |
| title_sort | enablers and barriers of career progression for women into senior management positions in the manufacturing industry |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Career Progression Enablers Barriers Career Resilience Manufacturing Sector |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103047 |