The under-representation of women employed in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) industries is a long-term problem for human resource management. We report the results of a qualitative research study designed to investigate the factors that positively influence women's retention and occupational commitment within the MENA region. The data are based on 40 semi-structured interviews of women employed in SET occupations. The results reveal that self-directed attitudes (coping self-efficacy, protean attitude and professional identity) and contextual support (mentoring and the quality of the mentoring relationship) positively influence women's occupational commitment in jobs in SET. Our contributions to academic research on HRM and HRD include the important role that the psychological functions of mentoring play in OCC. In terms of the contribution to practice, we propose that professional HRM institutes and associations could contribute by launching campaigns to promote greater organisational awareness of the potential of mentoring for retaining women in SET.

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在 SET 工作的女性的职业承诺：应对自我效能感和指导的影响

在科学、工程和技术 (SET) 行业就业的女性人数不足是人力资源管理的长期问题。我们报告了一项定性研究的结果，该研究旨在调查对中东和北非地区女性留任和职业承诺产生积极影响的因素。该数据基于对 SET 职业女性的 40 次半结构化访谈。结果表明，自我导向的态度（应对自我效能、多变的态度和职业认同）和情境支持（指导和指导关系的质量）对女性在 SET 工作中的职业承诺产生积极影响。我们对 HRM 和 HRD 学术研究的贡献包括指导的心理功能在 OCC 中发挥的重要作用。