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Gender Stereotypes and Their Impact on Women’s Career Progressions from a Managerial Perspective

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  • Naznin Tabassum
  • Bhabani Shankar Nayak

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Gender stereotypes continue to exist and are transmitted through media, and through social, educational and recreational socialization, which promote gender prejudice and discrimination. This paper argues that contemporary management culture does not critically engage with the social theories of gender studies, which could help in developing gender-neutral affirmative action-oriented managerial perspectives. The paper outlines different aspects of gender stereotyping and their impact on women’s career progressions from a managerial perspective, which engages with the critical theories of gender studies. The paper contributes to existing literature by identifying the antecedents of gender stereotypes and their impacts on the career progressions of women in management. It advances theoretical understanding of three clear conceptual shifts, that is, (a) Women in Management , (b) Women and Management and (c) Gender and Management . The theoretical transition from Women in Management to Women and Management led to progressive conceptual shifts in management literature but gender stereotypes continue to exist in society.

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  • Naznin Tabassum & Bhabani Shankar Nayak, 2021. "Gender Stereotypes and Their Impact on Women’s Career Progressions from a Managerial Perspective," IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, , vol. 10(2), pages 192-208, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:iimkoz:v:10:y:2021:i:2:p:192-208
    DOI: 10.1177/2277975220975513
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