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- Title
Career resilience of female professionals in the male‐dominated IT industry in Sweden: Toward a process perspective.
- Authors
Tokbaeva, Dinara; Achtenhagen, Leona
- Abstract
Sweden is known to be one of the most gender‐equal societies in the world. Thus, it remains as an enigma why a large discrepancy continues to exist regarding the gender balance in career choice and progression in many professions. Drawing on Hirdman's (1988) theory of gendered systems, in this paper, we explore the role of career resilience in the career progression of women who choose to work in the male‐dominated IT sector. We draw attention to how the day‐to‐day process of practicing career resilience in a gendered workplace tends to evolve as women progress in their careers. Based on an interview study with 50 female IT professionals as well as a discourse analysis of 502 newspaper articles on women in this sector, we develop a process model of career resilience in gendered professions, outlining different coping strategies that allow women to develop and enhance such resilience over time. We conclude the paper by providing some practical recommendations.
- Subjects
SWEDEN; WOMEN executives; INFORMATION technology personnel; GENDER inequality; DISCOURSE analysis; CAREER development; FEMALES
- Publication
Gender, Work & Organization, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 1, p223
- ISSN
0968-6673
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/gwao.12671