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Indonesian women's civil service leadership : Analysis of career progression opportunity and constraint
McLaren, Helen Patmisari, Emi Hamiduzzaman, Mohammad Star, Cassandra Widianingsih, Ida
McLaren, Helen
Patmisari, Emi
Hamiduzzaman, Mohammad
Star, Cassandra
Widianingsih, Ida
Abstract
Women in Indonesia’s civil service (n = 320) were surveyed about their career advancement. Analysis of variance identified differences in career progression, and post-hoc comparisons were tested using Fisher’s Least Significant Difference method. We found that family support and interpersonal relationships, paired with superior education to men, were critical to women’s successful leadership progression, especially through the echelon ranks. Qualitative results suggest that interpretations of hadith outweighed more contemporary textual readings, which required strategic maneuvering if women wanted to advance. This is because women’s own career aspirations required their ongoing loyalty to men and strategic maneuvering among filial, societal, and organizational constraints.
Keywords
women, public sector, female leadership, career progression, Indonesia
Date
2023
Type
Journal article
Journal
Administration and Society
Book
Volume
55
Issue
6
Page Range
1218-1249
Article Number
ACU Department
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Event URL
Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open
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