An industrial psychological review of factors and barriers that are keeping women from reaching top positions in the modern workplace

[摘要] ABSTRACT: The South African woman, due to the winds of political-social change, has atotally new role to play in the workplace. However, reality shows numeroushurdles, which she will have to overcome in order to reach the level ofacceptable conditions in the work place. Although motivation in a workingplace is a global issue, the South African woman of the present has to facequite acute problems that seem to be inherent to this country. In aggravationof the situation, companies in South Africa mostly follow the patriarchal systemin which top management comprises of males and the male way of doingthings. The great disparities in favour of men in senior positions are furtherproof of the unacceptable situation in our country. It is a fact that women donot move up the ladder as fast as men. Bias against women is a great barrierthat needs to be broken in South Africa. Unconscious discrimination based onperceptions such, as that woman are the weaker sex, and are over-emotional,short-term employees, etc. are still in place.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University