CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN IT – THE INFLUENCE OF SELF-EFFICACY AND THE INTERVENING ROLE OF CAREER ASPIRATION

Abstract

Women in their career advancement have not been seen even inching close to men despite being equally qualified and competent. The research aimed to investigate how women's self-efficacy (SE) affects their career advancement (CAD) and the intervention of career aspiration(CAS) in this relationship. The study tested direct as well as some indirect effects with the help of the latest mediation analysis techniques. The findings demonstrated that women who scored higher on the SE scale desired CAD more and their CAS partially mediates the said relationship. The article examined the sociopsychological variables of concern in managing the career advancement of women employees in the workplace context, adding to the sparse literature of its kind. The results bear implications for theory and practice for behavioural studies and career management practices addressing gender inequality.

Keywords Self-efficacy, Career Aspiration, Career Advancement, Gender differences, Women at work