IRISH WOMEN ACCOUNTANTS AND CAREER PROGRESSION - A RESEARCH NOTE

Authors
BARKER PC MONKS K
Citation
Pc. Barker et K. Monks, IRISH WOMEN ACCOUNTANTS AND CAREER PROGRESSION - A RESEARCH NOTE, Accounting, organizations and society, 23(8), 1998, pp. 813-823
Citations number
53
Categorie Soggetti
Business Finance
Journal title
Accounting, organizations and society → ACNP
ISSN journal
03613682
Volume
23
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
813 - 823
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-3682(1998)23:8<813:IWAACP>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
This article presents the findings of research into the career progres sion of Irish Chartered Accountants which compares the career progress of men and women and examines the obstacles to progression encountere d by women. The research indicates that women face obstacles that are not encountered by their male counterparts and that career progression is frequently made at substantial cost to their personal lives. (C) 1 998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.