Title: Career advancement of Indian women in management: literature review of the challenges and conceptualising stakeholders approach critical for women's development

Authors: Shikha N. Khera; Sahil Malik

Addresses: Delhi School of Management, Delhi Technological University, Daulatpur, Main Bawana Road, New Delhi, Delhi 110042, India ' Delhi School of Management, Delhi Technological University, Daulatpur, Main Bawana Road, New Delhi, Delhi 110042, India

Abstract: Women talent in India is available in plenty and are joining the workforce in numbers. The bone of contention remains that a handful of them are able to get elevated to senior positions. Even then they are offered discounted roles, allowing only male executives to compete for top management positions. The paper attempts to identify and do an in-depth review of the barriers limiting the career scope of women in management in India. Further stakeholder approach is suggested in the paper in which woman as an individual along with society, organisation and government are identified as four different stakeholders collectively responsible to groom and retain women's talent.

Keywords: women empowerment; female empowerment; women inclusion; glass ceiling; leaking pipeline; networking; gender ecosystems; gender stereotypes; societal barriers; societal support; mentoring; tokenism; career advancement; India; management careers; literature review; stakeholders; female talent.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLC.2016.081617

International Journal of Learning and Change, 2016 Vol.8 No.3/4, pp.298 - 316

Received: 11 Apr 2015
Accepted: 19 Nov 2015

Published online: 18 Jan 2017 *

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