THE DETERMINANTS OF FEMALE CAREER DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY  IN PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES IN SRILANKA

Shifana, Y.F.

dc.contributor.author	Shifana, Y.F.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-08T06:24:07Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-08T06:24:07Z
dc.date.issued	2020-11-26
dc.identifier.issn	978-955-644-068-3
dc.identifier.uri	http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/2371
dc.description.abstract	Ms. Kasthuri Wilson is one of the most popular female names, for her career achievement as the first group CEO of public quoted conglomerate in Sri Lanka. But only a very few names of women are highlighted in the top positions in Sri Lanka. Even though our women excel in education in their schools and universities, only a few women achieve shining positions in their career is because of the Glass ceiling. This research studies about the determinants of female career development terms of family commitment, company policies, practices and stereotype about women in private sector companies in Sri Lanka. It is a quantitative research with a sample of 90 managerial level female employees who are working for private companies. Data were analyzed using Correlation and Regression analysis. It was found that women career development has negative relationship between stereotype among women, family commitment and company policies and practices. This study contributes to the literature by examining the determinants of female career development in private sector firms in Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya	en_US
dc.subject	company’s policies and practices	en_US
dc.subject	family commitment	en_US
dc.subject	glass ceiling	en_US
dc.subject	stereotypes	en_US
dc.subject	women’s career development	en_US
dc.title	THE DETERMINANTS OF FEMALE CAREER DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY IN PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES IN SRILANKA	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US