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The multifaceted influence of gender in career progress in nursing
Author(s) -
TRACEY CATHERINE,
NICHOLL HONOR
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00677.x
Subject(s) - nursing management , psychology , nursing , career development , medicine , social psychology
The complex web of gender influence in the workplace results from a multifaceted interplay of factors [Walby et al. (1994) Medicine and Nursing . Sage Publications, London]. Literature reports that in nursing men's success compared with that of women is disproportionate and substantial evidence of gender‐based disadvantage is found [ Women in Management Review 13 (1998) 184]. However, studies have not addressed the specific reasons for this and little is known of how or what influences nurses’ career decisions and developments [ Journal of Advanced Nursing 25 (1997) 602]. Those studies which examine career developments and patterns are mainly found in the private business sector.