oration. Specifically, the goal of the examination was to identify those factors which had led to a limited representation of women in the upper level managerial echelon of the firm. In this chapter, the research methodology is described and explained.
Women were not represented in upper level management at the organization serving as the focus for this study at levels commensurate with (1) the rate of participation by women in the national workforce, (2) the overall proportion of women found in upper level management in the American economy, (3) the proportion of female employees among all employees at the focus organization, or (4) the proportion of women in the middle and lower level management tiers at the focus organization. Based the foregoing relationships, an assumption was made thatan assumption was made that prima facie evidence was present that indicated that women were discriminated against at the focus organization with respect to promotion to upper level management.
It was further assumed that the factors which led to the under represe
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