ABSTRACT

This paper mainly aims at investigating the barriers that female Bahraini managers face in their career progression when attempting to reach senior management positions. In addition, this paper seeks to propose practical solutions to overcome the Barriers in women's career progression. To achieve the objectives of the study, qualitative research approach was applied through semi-structured interviews specifically designed to collect primary information from the samples of the study, which consisted of (40) managers (female) working in banks in Bahrain and financial sector. The results showed that autonomy and acquiescence to the norms are the main barriers that female Bahraini managers face in their career progression when attempting to reach senior management positions. As well as, the results illustrated that competence, customs, and self- improvement are practical solutions to overcome the Barriers facing women in career progression.

摘要

本文主要旨在调查巴林女性经理在尝试担任高级管理职位时在职业发展中面临的障碍。此外，本文旨在提出切实可行的解决方案，以克服女性职业发展中的障碍。为实现研究目标，通过半结构化访谈应用定性研究方法，专门设计用于从研究样本中收集主要信息，研究样本包括 (40) 名在巴林银行和金融部门工作的经理（女性）。结果表明，自治和对规范的默许是巴林女性管理人员在尝试担任高级管理职位时在职业发展过程中面临的主要障碍。此外，结果表明，能力、习俗、