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A Phenomenological Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of Women Leaders in Information Technology in Nairobi, Kenya.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	A Phenomenological Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of Women Leaders in Information Technology in Nairobi, Kenya./
作者:	Bronte, Lizzie.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (175 pages)
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-02, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International84-02B.
標題:	Information technology. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=29261121click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798837528309

A Phenomenological Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of Women Leaders in Information Technology in Nairobi, Kenya.
Bronte, Lizzie.

A Phenomenological Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of Women Leaders in Information Technology in Nairobi, Kenya. - 1 online resource (175 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-02, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana Institute of Technology, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references

There have been few studies on the experiences of African women in leadership and minimal research in the field of technology. While the number of women in leadership has steadily increased across most industries, this has not occurred in the information technology (IT) industry, especially in the continent of Africa. The IT industry has had slow growth in women's progression into leadership positions. Studies that examine women and career advancement in technology note barriers to women's development, including gender bias, lack of interest by women after midcareer, rapidly changing IT trends, lack of trust by male leaders, and cultural biases towards women leaders; these barriers explain the global shortage of women as IT leaders (e.g., Madsen, 2017; Sample, 2018). This qualitative phenomenological study aimed to explore the lived experiences of women leaders who work in IT companies in Kenya. This study explored the characteristics of African women's lived experiences in their roles as leaders in a volatile and complex IT environment. The study explored the challenges encountered through their journey and how they overcame these challenges, including the support they may have received that enabled them along the way. The researcher used ten broad questions to explore women's lived experiences in Kenya. The research findings validated the literature in certain areas and revealed opportunities for future research in unexpected places. In Kenya, women leaders in IT were a minority who experienced gender bias due to patriarchal beliefs and cultural expectations for women, inequalities, and prejudice in a male-dominated industry. An unexpected finding of imposter syndrome revealed that women limited themselves due to their beliefs of not being good enough to compete with men. Overcoming these challenges required proactive behaviors such as developing competence, mentoring, and networking with men and women to understand and excel in the workplace.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2023

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798837528309Subjects--Topical Terms:

532993
Information technology.
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