SUCCESS AND WOMENS CAREER ADJUSTMENT

Women have made significant advances in their careers during the last few decades, although there are still barriers facing them in their qu est for advancement. Consequently, researchers and career professional s have suggested a number of personal and organizational strategies to help women overcome these barriers and achieve greater levels of succ ess in organizations. Nevertheless, in recent years increasingly more women have left organizations to find career success by starting their own businesses. The present paper examines some of the barriers still facing women, proposed assistance strategies, and issues relevant to entrepreneurial women. Suggestions for future research to enhance the career success of women are offered.