期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2011
卷号：1
期号：3
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：We often read slogans like "Without women, no development" but are women reallyadvancing. We still need to know 1) whether women's career paths are as smooth as that ofmen's. 2) Can they claim and bargain for their desired compensations and promotions; 3) 0rthey can easily relocate themselves easily to some organization or place where they may find allthat is desired by them. 4) Can they build and sustain their own power networks; 5) can theyorganize and run professional bodies and societies on their own. And finally we see womenfacilitating others everywhere but how often do we see women leading others. This qualitativestudy aims to identify reasons why women fail to pursue their career as seriously as men. Whatare the social and psychological factors that are pushing women behind. What values and traitsare missing in women that they fail to acquire leadership roles in life. What can be done to helpand guide the women struggling in their careers towards better decision making. The studycomprise of report developed after interpretive analysis of the qualitative survey done withlady doctors working in national hospitals in three districts of Punjab, Pakistan supported by in-depth interviews of doctors working with Pakistan Medical Association and telephonic surveywith doctors who did not pursue their career. After triangulation and analysis of the evidence,the researcher reached at an interesting conclusion, that lady doctors must learn to balancebetween their emotional and professional needs to stay in the field and advance in career.
