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Barriers to Career Advancement of Women in Indian it Industry - A Conceptual Framework
Abstract
The IT industry has completely changed the economic scenario of India. It has become an important source of employment, especially for women. Women, today comprise a significant portion of Indian IT industry but their representation at top level managerial positions is not in proportion to their entry in the industry. They are mostly concentrated at the middle and lower level managerial positions. This article examines the literature on career advancement and attempts to explore the barriers of women's progress in management. The literature survey is supported by in-depth interviews of 15 women IT professionals. Gender stereotyping, work culture, absence of mentors and role models, work-family conflicts and absence of girls' informal networks emerge as major themes that explain the slow growth of Indian women IT professionals to the top echelons of management.
... Buddhapriya (2009), stated that woman prefers non-transferrable jobs and sometimes reject the promotion opportunities to balance their personal life with the work-life and family responsibilities. Verma (2011) mentioned that the major obstacles to the career progression of females working in the Indian IT industry are organizational culture, lack of mentors and informal networks, gender discrimination, and work-family conflict. One of the barriers is that males mostly occupy the senior-level positions and it acts as a glass ceiling and hampers the career success of female executives (Kaushik et al., 2014). ...
There have been a lot of challenges that a woman has to go through to make her career a success. The study focuses on the challenges that women face as a result of organizational and family barriers. The current study aims to test whether mentoring, perceived organizational support (POS), and family responsibilities (FR) have an impact on perceived career success (PCS) and career advancement of women working in the Indian IT industry. Three hundred and seven respondents have been analyzed, and the reliability and validity of constructs have been checked using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). For hypotheses testing, path analysis has been employed. Results reveal that mentoring, POS, and FR significantly impact PCS and career advancement of women working in the Indian IT industry. The results offer insights for organizations to implement leadership strategies and activities to promote gender equality.
Lamont’s study used first author citation analysis of 2006–2007 library technology articles to report gender disparity in library technology publications. Yet, the research study was conducted a decade ago, had a sample size of publications that was limited in scope, and took a broad view of library technology. Through the replication of Lamont’s study with more current publications (2018–2020) and thematic analysis, this research study will explore: how the percentage of first authors publishing in library technology journals has increased/decreased since Lamont’s study, the relationship between first author’s gender and library technology domains, and themes that demonstrate gender disparity in library technology publications. © 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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