Towards a workplace conducive to the career advancement of women
The aim of this study was to start designing a workplace conducive to women’s career advancement. Appreciative inquiry was selected as an appropriate methodology, given the slow progress that has been made in addressing gender equality at work. Seventeen men and women working in the finance divisio...
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| author | Karen Lewis-Enright Anne Crafford Freddie Crous |
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| description | The aim of this study was to start designing a workplace conducive to women’s career advancement. Appreciative inquiry was selected as an appropriate methodology, given the slow progress that has been made in addressing gender equality at work. Seventeen men and women working in the finance division of a large organisation were invited to participate in an appreciative inquiry workshop. This was followed by interviews with four leadership team members. While no original ideas or solutions emerged from the interventions, participants of the appreciative inquiry process demonstrated a shift in thinking, more positive emotional responses, a shared vision for the future and improved willingness to assume accountability for change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7dccb75b52ea4e7eadf895a180450bf52022-12-22T03:29:43ZengAOSISSA Journal of Industrial Psychology0258-52002071-07632009-08-01351e1e910.4102/sajip.v35i1.832753Towards a workplace conducive to the career advancement of womenKaren Lewis-Enright0Anne Crafford1Freddie Crous2University of JohannesburgUniversity of JohannesburgUniversity of JohannesburgThe aim of this study was to start designing a workplace conducive to women’s career advancement. Appreciative inquiry was selected as an appropriate methodology, given the slow progress that has been made in addressing gender equality at work. Seventeen men and women working in the finance division of a large organisation were invited to participate in an appreciative inquiry workshop. This was followed by interviews with four leadership team members. While no original ideas or solutions emerged from the interventions, participants of the appreciative inquiry process demonstrated a shift in thinking, more positive emotional responses, a shared vision for the future and improved willingness to assume accountability for change.https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/832career advancementwomen and workworkplace designleadershipinquiry workshop |
| spellingShingle | Karen Lewis-Enright Anne Crafford Freddie Crous Towards a workplace conducive to the career advancement of women SA Journal of Industrial Psychology career advancement women and work workplace design leadership inquiry workshop |
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