Compared to men, women view professional advancement as equally attainable, but less desirable

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 40, 2015, Pages 12354-12359

  Gino, Francesca ^a   Wilmuth, Caroline Ashley ^a   Brooks, Alison Wood ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Gender; Goals; Power; Professional advancement

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; CAREER PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; JOB CHANGE; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STRESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR; CAREER MOBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREER MOBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 84943392664     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1502567112     Document Type: Article

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