Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17973
Title: Career Enablers for Women in Regional and Metropolitan Accounting SMEs
Contributor(s): Adapa, Sujana  (author)orcid ; Sheridan, Alison J  (author)orcid ; Rindfleish, Jennifer M  (author)
Publication Date: 2015
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17973
Abstract: Despite the efforts of Australian organisations to create inclusive workplaces, women continue to be under-represented in workforce participation and senior leadership roles. Accounting firms are no exception. In this paper, we aim to explore the perceptions of women's career experiences in senior roles in small and medium sized accounting firms in regional and metropolitan Australia. Thirteen interviews with accountants in regional New South Wales and seventeen interviews with accountants from small and medium sized accounting firms in Sydney were conducted. Results obtained from the exploratory study point to the influence of owner-managers' gender, firm size and the firm's geographical location in shaping women's career experiences. Results also show that, particularly in regional accounting SMEs, gender inequality continues to be reinforced and reproduced by male principals and partners through day-to-day work and social practices constraining women's aspirations to progress to senior roles. From the interviews, we have identified a suite of 'best practices' for enabling women's career progression that are occurring in some SMEs which, if taken up more widely, may enhance women's access to more senior roles in accounting SMEs.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 21(2), p. 178-201
Publisher: Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association International Inc (ANZRSAI)
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 1324-0935
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 150304 Entrepreneurship
160512 Social Policy
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 350704 Entrepreneurship
440712 Social policy
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 900202 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 110302 Professional, scientific and technical services
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Publisher/associated links: http://www.anzrsai.org/publications/ajrs/
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