Investigation of the Barriers of the Promotion to Managerial Positions of Female Faculty Members of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, in Southwest Iran

Introduction: According to the growing increase in the presence of the girls and women in the universities for the continuation of education, the job promotion is still faced with impediments. Thus, the present study investigates the barriers of female faculty members’ promotion to managerial positi...

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Main Authors: Abdolreza Gilavand, Shirin Mohammadzadeh
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Language:English
Published: Amber Publication 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science
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spelling doaj-27b03464de884521b0d7b881d3e2b97b2020-11-24T21:42:18ZengAmber PublicationJournal of Research in Medical and Dental Science2347-25452347-23672018-10-0165296301Investigation of the Barriers of the Promotion to Managerial Positions of Female Faculty Members of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, in Southwest IranAbdolreza Gilavand0Shirin Mohammadzadeh1Department of Education Development Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IranDepartment of Education Development Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IranDepartment of Education Development Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IranIntroduction: According to the growing increase in the presence of the girls and women in the universities for the continuation of education, the job promotion is still faced with impediments. Thus, the present study investigates the barriers of female faculty members’ promotion to managerial positions in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, in Southwest Iran. Materials and Methods: The present study is a descriptive-survey research that makes use of questionnaire for the collection of data. The study sample size has been selected based on census method. Out of 245 female faculty members, 138 were administered with the questionnaires. The descriptive and analytical statistics were applied to analyze the data and SPSS Software, version 22, was employed. Results: Out of 657 faculty members, 245 are women 32 (23%) of whom had managerial positions. The study results presented based on mean and standard deviation indicated that the organizational structure (22.87 ± 7.17), personal factors (20.09 ± 6.10), social factors (13.32 ± 3.87) and organizational culture (12.91 ± 3.84) respectively are the barriers hindering the promotion of female faculty members in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences to the managerial positions. Discussions and Conclusion: It is necessary for the universities to promote their faculty members to managerial positions without having the gender factor interfered and considering the scientific and intellectual capacities of the faculty members and also via taking into account the legal capacities as well as based on the qualifications of the faculty members. On the other hand, the discussions on culture-building regarding the issue of women’s management in various sectors of the society are of particular importance.https://www.jrmds.in/articles/investigation-of-the-barriers-of-the-promotion-to-managerial-positions-of-female-faculty-members-of-ahvaz-jundishapur-university-o.pdfPromotion barriersManagerial positionsFemale faculty membersIran
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Investigation of the Barriers of the Promotion to Managerial Positions of Female Faculty Members of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, in Southwest Iran
Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science
Promotion barriers
Managerial positions
Female faculty members
Iran
author_facet Abdolreza Gilavand
Shirin Mohammadzadeh
author_sort Abdolreza Gilavand
title Investigation of the Barriers of the Promotion to Managerial Positions of Female Faculty Members of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, in Southwest Iran
title_short Investigation of the Barriers of the Promotion to Managerial Positions of Female Faculty Members of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, in Southwest Iran
title_full Investigation of the Barriers of the Promotion to Managerial Positions of Female Faculty Members of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, in Southwest Iran
title_fullStr Investigation of the Barriers of the Promotion to Managerial Positions of Female Faculty Members of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, in Southwest Iran
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the Barriers of the Promotion to Managerial Positions of Female Faculty Members of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, in Southwest Iran
title_sort investigation of the barriers of the promotion to managerial positions of female faculty members of ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, in southwest iran
publisher Amber Publication
series Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science
issn 2347-2545
2347-2367
publishDate 2018-10-01
description Introduction: According to the growing increase in the presence of the girls and women in the universities for the continuation of education, the job promotion is still faced with impediments. Thus, the present study investigates the barriers of female faculty members’ promotion to managerial positions in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, in Southwest Iran. Materials and Methods: The present study is a descriptive-survey research that makes use of questionnaire for the collection of data. The study sample size has been selected based on census method. Out of 245 female faculty members, 138 were administered with the questionnaires. The descriptive and analytical statistics were applied to analyze the data and SPSS Software, version 22, was employed. Results: Out of 657 faculty members, 245 are women 32 (23%) of whom had managerial positions. The study results presented based on mean and standard deviation indicated that the organizational structure (22.87 ± 7.17), personal factors (20.09 ± 6.10), social factors (13.32 ± 3.87) and organizational culture (12.91 ± 3.84) respectively are the barriers hindering the promotion of female faculty members in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences to the managerial positions. Discussions and Conclusion: It is necessary for the universities to promote their faculty members to managerial positions without having the gender factor interfered and considering the scientific and intellectual capacities of the faculty members and also via taking into account the legal capacities as well as based on the qualifications of the faculty members. On the other hand, the discussions on culture-building regarding the issue of women’s management in various sectors of the society are of particular importance.
topic Promotion barriers
Managerial positions
Female faculty members
Iran
url https://www.jrmds.in/articles/investigation-of-the-barriers-of-the-promotion-to-managerial-positions-of-female-faculty-members-of-ahvaz-jundishapur-university-o.pdf
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