Nuraan Agherdien, Michelle Mey, Paul Poisat
Abstract
Gender equality in career success has become a focus area in recent years. The purpose of this paper was to measure the extent to which identified factors influence the career success experienced by men and women are the same.
The target population comprised of 243 employed persons, across gender, ethnicity and within South Africa. For purposes of this paper, a quantitative approach was employed by means of a self-administered online survey. The main findings suggest that in respect to gender, there were no differences in the responses to the factors. Differences were however found in Ethnicity, Age, Religion, Marital Status and Number of Children.
This paper contributes to the body of knowledge on experienced career success and provides practical strategies that can be used by individuals and organisations to promote an environment of inclusivity and equality in which individuals can flourish and experience success.