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dc.contributor.advisordu Plessis, M
dc.contributor.authorHlophe, Duduzile Rosemary
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-26T09:03:57Z
dc.date.available2015-02-26T09:03:57Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11394/4001
dc.descriptionMagister Commercii (Industrial Psychology) - MCom(IPS)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this research study was to assess the existence and impact of career barriers on women in a municipal environment and to understand whether career salience explains some of the differences in the perception of career barriers. To answer the research hypothesis, permission was obtained from the municipal management to embark on the study and the respondents were notified in writing of the purpose and benefits of the study. A cross-sectional, convenience sample of 89 female employees in post levels one to ten was used. The survey questionnaire consisted of a demographical questionnaire, The Career Barriers Inventory-Revised (CBI-R) (Swanson, Daniels & Tokar, 1996) and a career salience scale. The statistical analyses included descriptive, inferential statistics and analysis of variance. The data was also subjected to a Scheffe’s test to determine the differences in perceptions. The results (N = 89) of this study do not support the hypothesis that there is a significant difference between age and women’s experiences of sex discrimination as a career barrier. The first and second hypothesis, which meant to prove a significant relationship between career salience and career barriers and a significant difference in women’s perceptions of career barriers based on their career salience, was partially accepteden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectCareeren_US
dc.subjectcareer progressionen_US
dc.subjectcareer barriersen_US
dc.subjectcarrier salienceen_US
dc.subjectwomenen_US
dc.subjectpublic sectoren_US
dc.subjectracial discriminationen_US
dc.subjectwork/family balanceen_US
dc.subjectmunicipalityen_US
dc.subjectgenderen_US
dc.titleThe perception of women regarding career barriers within a municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal regionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US


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