Abstract
The aim of this study is to gain insight into the gender-specific career advancement of about 10,000 middle- and top-level managers in a Dutch financial services company. Our results indicate that women earn less, work at lower job levels, but show slightly higher career mobility than men. However, working a compressed four-day nine-hours-a-day workweek turns out to be favourable for women who are 'rewarded' for working full time, whereas men are 'penalized' for not working five days a week. Introducing this form of flexibility into a predominantly masculine organizational culture offers new opportunities for career advancement, albeit solely for women.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 114-135 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | British Journal of Industrial Relations |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Nov 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- career development
- financial services
- gender differences