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- Title
Sponsoring experiences of ethnic minority women in New Zealand.
- Authors
Rao, Vasudha
- Abstract
Sponsoring has been heralded as considerably beneficial to women's career progress. Sponsors are understood to influence promotion decisions, give access to those in power, and provide other support for career advancement. However, to date, there have been limited attempts to understand women's sponsoring experiences. Research shows that barriers to career progress are exacerbated for ethnic minority and/or migrant women, and that the sponsoring experiences of ethnic minority and non-ethnic minority individuals may be different. Thus, in this qualitative study, ethnic minority women's experiences of sponsoring in New Zealand were explored, with the aim of providing further insight into the concept of sponsoring and informing organisational HR practice seeking to make sponsoring more equitable. Data from interviews with nine ethnic minority women in New Zealand was analysed, using an intersectional lens, leading to four key themes that highlight the dynamics shaping the character of sponsoring interactions. They indicate that the potential of sponsoring to support women's advancement is both more personally meaningful and more complex than current research has identified. The findings also suggest that issues of gender and ethnic discrimination warrant the attention of HR practitioners and organisations seeking to successfully implement, encourage or support sponsoring programmes.
- Subjects
NEW Zealand; MINORITY women; MINORITIES; CAREER development; SEX discrimination; ETHNIC discrimination; HUMAN resources personnel
- Publication
New Zealand Journal of Human Resources Management, 2022, Vol 22, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1175-5407
- Publication type
Article