From glass to steel: new barriers for a new age
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https://doi.org/10.51302/rtss.2018.1466Keywords:
female managers, equity, expatriate females, glass ceiling, affirmative actionsAbstract
In recent times there have been several studies related to the inequalities that women face to develop their careers. Far from the markedly analytical approach of these studies, in this paper we approach a proactive perspective by claiming the emergence of a new barrier for women be promoted in organizations, related to their lack of international experience. Specifically, we emphasize that global managerial capabilities are imperative in globalized economy. Since those capabilities are crucial to improve internalization, they are critical to opting for top management positions. Global assignments seem to be a suitable way to acquire international skills, so if women are not assigned to these positions, they will have fewer opportunities than their male colleagues to be qualified for senior management positions in international companies. Taking in account that international expansion is often a survival strategy for companies, the future for female managers seem to be darkened. In order to minimize these problems, we propose some solutions to reverse this trend and improve women’s opportunities for career development, which in turn favors their companies’ competitiveness on the long run.
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