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Conclusion: Where to Next?

In: Where Have All the Senior Women Gone?

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  • Ines Wichert

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The playing field for women is not level, and the cultural and structural hurdles they encounter make their ascent to senior positions in business more difficult. There is much that organizations, government and society at large can do to make it easier for women to advance: flexible working arrangements; extending the time horizons of the definition of high-potential; emphasizing and supporting the role of fathers; and senior management diversity education are just a few of the many elements that can make a difference. Many of these changes are cultural and require a change in attitudes. As we saw in Chapter 10, cultural change is difficult to achieve and it will take more time until the playing field is level, or at least more level, for women. In the meantime, there are things that women can do to help themselves to progress in their careers, as the career histories of the interviewees in this book have showed. I have summarized them here as the five Cs: Career planning; Critical job assignments; Courage; Curiosity; and Connectedness.

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  • Ines Wichert, 2011. "Conclusion: Where to Next?," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Where Have All the Senior Women Gone?, chapter 13, pages 193-199, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-35425-8_13
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230354258_13
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