Early Work and Career Experiences of Female and Male Managers and Professionals: Reasons for Optimism?

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Abstract This study compared the work and career experiences of 92 female and 203 male BBA and MBA graduates at the start of their careers. Data were collected using questionnaires completed anonymously. Although some differences were present in individual and organizational demographic characteristics, no differences were found in a variety of individual work and career outcomes. These conclusions, if supported in other studies, show signs of progress in the early career stage. The fact that female and male business school graduates in early career reported identical work experiences and outcomes may indicate similar expectations and treatment by employing organizations. Résumé La prèsente ètude compare les experiences professionnelles (emploi et carriére) de 92femmes et 103 hommes diplômès du BBA et du MBA. en dèbut de carrière. Les donnèes ont ètè recueillies á partir de questionnaires anonymes. On a notè certaines diffèrences dans les caractèristiques dèmographiques individuelles et organisatiotmelles mais aucune diffèrence dans une variètè de rèsultats professionnels individuels. Ces conclusions, dans la mesure où elles sont coiroborèes par d' autres études, indiquent des signes de progrès en début de carriére. Le fait que les femmes et les hommes diplômés des écoles de commerce estimaient avoir connu, en dèbut de carriére, des experiences de travail et des rèsultats professionnels identiques, pourrait indiquer des attentes et un traitement semblable de la part des employeurs.

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