Women in banking: A comparative perspective on the integration myth
Date
1992Source Title
International Journal of Manpower
Print ISSN
0143-7720
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
33 - 40
Language
English
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Abstract
This article reports on the results of two similar surveys conducted with
professional women bankers, one in the USA and the other in Turkey, to explore
socio-economic backgrounds, attitudes towards work, and the nature of the
support they receive as such. It also describes the views of women bankers
in both cultures with reference to sexual discrimination in the workplace and
also their varying levels of job satisfaction and frustration.
In the last decade, the number of professional women has increased
substantially in the workplace. In particular, women have made significant
advancements in the banking industry[l], where 190 of them serve as Presidents
at the 14,000 banks in the US, and where the number of them serving as
executives has tripled over the last decade. A similar trend also exists in
Turkey[2]. The number of women bankers has increased since 1971, and these
women have high potential for promotion to executive positions. Because banks
are major employers of women, women bankers represent an important case
study. Studying women and their professional advancement in banks will provide
guidelines for other women professionals striving to achieve professional
advancement. A comparative study will help to expand the boundaries of
knowledgeability about the advancement of professional women bankers to an
international level.