The purpose of this paper is to present a longitudinal, qualitative study exploring changes in the attributional constructions of sense-making in the perceptions and lived experiences of the glass-ceiling among a cohort of female mental health nurses in the National Health Service who participated in a 12-month multi-faceted career and leadership development pilot programme compared to a matched control group.,The authors interviewed 27 female mental health nurses in the UK who participated in a multi-faceted development programme specifically designed to support female nurses secure career advancement and 27 members of a matched control group who did not experience the programme. Participants engaged in semi-structured telephone interviews at three separate time points (six months apart) over a 12-month period.,Programme participants differed in their attributional constructions of sense-making in relation to the glass-ceiling over time compared to the matched control group, e.g., triggering understandings and awakenings and re-evaluating the glass-ceiling above when promoted. Findings are used to theorise about the glass-ceiling as a concept that shifts and changes over time as a function of experience.,Practical implications include important organisational outcomes in relation to fostering the career advancement and retention of talented female leaders at all career stages.,The authors present the first known longitudinal, qualitative study to explore changes in attributional constructions of sense-making in perceptions and experiences of the glass-ceiling among female nurses over time compared to a matched control group.

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护理中玻璃天花板的纵向调查

本文的目的是提供一项纵向，定性的研究，探讨在参加国家卫生服务的一组女性心理健康护士中，玻璃天花板的感知和生活经历中的感性归因结构的变化。与匹配的对照组相比，这是一个为期12个月的多方面职业和领导力发展试点计划。作者采访了英国的27名女性心理健康护士，他们参加了旨在支持女护士确保职业发展的多方面发展计划以及一个没有参加该计划的对照组的27名成员。参与者在12个月内的三个不同时间点（相隔六个月）进行了半结构化电话采访。与匹配的对照组相比，项目参与者在一段时间内与玻璃天花板相关的感性归因结构有所不同，例如，触发理解和唤醒，并在提升时重新评估上方的玻璃天花板。研究结果用于对玻璃天花板进行理论化，该概念根据经验随时间变化和变化。实践意义包括与组织培养有关的重要组织成果，以促进职业发展并留住有才华的女性领导者。 ，作者提出了第一个已知的纵向，定性研究，以探索与配对对照组相比，女性护士对玻璃天花板的感知和体验随时间变化的感觉决策归因结构的变化。