Le vécu des femmes cherchant à évoluer à titre de gestionnaire en organisation : exploration des barrières et des facilitateurs à leur avancement
In Quebec, women represent 47.6 % of workers, but only 35.3 % of managers at all levels (Statistics Canada, 2020). Therefore, several studies, mainly quantitative, have been conducted to determine the barriers and facilitators to the advancement of women in management in organizations. This study is part of this line of research by seeking, through a qualitative approach, to gain an in-depth understanding of women's experiences with the interpersonal and organizational barriers and facilitators they encounter when they seek to advance to management positions (objective 1). A second research objective is to verify the replicability and validate the results of research on the subject with women first-level managers in Quebec. To this end, 14 semi-structured interviews were conducted and then analyzed using Paillé and Mucchielli’s (2012) thematic analysis method. The results indicate that the participants faced 10 interpersonal barriers and 14 interpersonal facilitators as well as 10 organizational barriers and 8 organizational facilitators. Thus, the majority of the elements identified in the literature are corroborated by this study (10/15). In addition, several barriers and facilitators that were not documented by the researchers emerge from the interviews (20/35). The study thus highlights new elements to be explored in future studies and underscores certain aspects specific to the Quebec economic context (e.g., elements specific to SMEs). The importance of organizational culture, work climate and skills development for the advancement of women is an important practical outcome to consider in organizations according to the results.
Méthode qualitative Women Manager Barriers and facilitators Qualitative method Industrial and organizational psychology Clinical psychology