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Crosscurrents in the River of Time: Conceptualizing the Complexities of Women's Careers
Journal of Management
  • G. N. Powell
  • Lisa A. Mainiero, Fairfield University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1993
Disciplines
Abstract

Women face a complex panorama of choices and constraints in their career and life development. This article presents an approach to the understanding of women's careers that (a) takes into account non-work as well as work issues; (b) incorporates subjective as well as objective measures of career and life success; (c) incorporates the influence of personal, organizational, and societal factors on women's choices and outcomes; and (d) does not assume that women's careers go through a predictable sequence of stages over time. Such an approach is vastly different from traditional models of men's careers. Implications of this approach for research, organizations, and men's careers are discussed.

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Published Citation
Powell, G.N., and Mainiero, L.A. 1993."Crosscurrents in the River of Time: Conceptualizing the Complexities of Women's Careers." Journal of Management, Yearly Review, 18(2), 215 - 238
DOI
10.1177/014920639201800202
Citation Information
G. N. Powell and Lisa A. Mainiero. "Crosscurrents in the River of Time: Conceptualizing the Complexities of Women's Careers" Journal of Management Vol. 18 Iss. 2 (1993)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lisa_mainiero/30/