Abstract
The purpose of this research is to examine whether the lack of organizational support for women’s advancement decreases female supervisors and managers’ aspiration to advance their careers and, increases their turnover intentions, and the mediating effect of job satisfaction and employer satisfaction on the relationship between support and advancement aspirations and turnover intentions. The antecedents of turnover intentions have been widely studied in the literature, while the antecedents of career aspirations, especially women’s have not been a focus of much scholarly attention. This study employs secondary data analysis of survey data provided by the U.S. Federal Government, Merit Principle System, 2016 data. Ordinal regression analysis supported the relationship between support and career advancement, and a stronger mediating effect of employer satisfaction, which partially mediated the relationship. The relationship between support and turnover instead was found to be non-significant. Drawing upon social exchange theory, and social cognitive theory, it was expected that perceived organizational support of women’s advancement would be negatively affecting turnover intentions, and positively affecting career advancement aspirations of women who hold supervisory and managerial roles within the federal government. Perceived organizational support for women’s advancement is a newer construct used in the literature, more relevant to women in middle management, such as supervisors and managers, than perceived organizational support. Also, another newer construct was used, employer satisfaction, which as the literature reports, was more strongly related to career advancement aspirations, and more strongly mediated the relationship between support and career advancement aspirations than job satisfaction.
Presenters
Marta SquadritoResearch Associate, MERC - School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, United States
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Career Advancement, Women, Management, Senior Manager
