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Female Managers in Taiwan: Opportunities and Barriers in Changing Times

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  • WEN-CHI GRACE CHOU
  • PATRICIA FOSH
  • DEBORAH FOSTER

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Women workers' chances of becoming managers, and their experiences once promoted to that level, are increasingly important in Taiwan, a region that is in the throes of socio- economic and legal change. While it is clear that there are proportionally more male than female managers in Taiwan, little systematic research has been undertaken to investigate the reasons for this under-representation of women. The authors' exploratory study suggests that the work--family conflict and Taiwanese cultural values contribute to the barriers female employees encounter in their climb up the organizational hierarchy and may lead to the depression of their career ambitions; however, a proportion of the female managers interviewed felt that their promotional opportunities and their experiences as managers had improved significantly in their generation. The authors make suggestions to guide future research on women managers in Taiwan.

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  • Wen-Chi Grace Chou & Patricia Fosh & Deborah Foster, 2005. "Female Managers in Taiwan: Opportunities and Barriers in Changing Times," Asia Pacific Business Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(2), pages 251-266, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apbizr:v:11:y:2005:i:2:p:251-266
    DOI: 10.1080/1360238042000291153
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    1. Tatli, Ahu & Vassilopoulou, Joana & Özbilgin, Mustafa, 2013. "An unrequited affinity between talent shortages and untapped female potential: The relevance of gender quotas for talent management in high growth potential economies of the Asia Pacific region," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 22(3), pages 539-553.
    2. Gunseli Berik, 2006. "Growth with Gender Inequity: Another Look at East Asian Development," Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Utah 2006_03, University of Utah, Department of Economics.
    3. Yana van der Meulen Rodgers & Joseph Zveglich & Laura Wherry, 2006. "Gender Differences In Vocational School Training And Earnings Premiums In Taiwan," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(4), pages 527-560.
    4. Min-Hsin Huang & Zhao-Hong Cheng, 2010. "The effects of inter-role conflicts on turnover intention among frontline service providers: does gender matter?," The Service Industries Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(3), pages 367-381, October.

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