QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ON THE PROMOTION OF FEMALE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS TO SENIOR POSITIONS
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ON THE PROMOTION OF FEMALE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS TO SENIOR POSITIONS

Summary/Abstract: The qualitative research was conducted through personal interviews with female HR managers working in the high-tech industry in Israel. The questions are designed to understand the barriers to the career advancement of human resources females to senior positions in the organization. Women mostly staff the human resources field in Israel and the rest of the world. As women took a larger share in human resource management in high-tech companies, they remained at the rank of middle management, which did not correspond to the extensive scope of their positions. The question arises as to why the department responsible for human capital does not have enough representation at the top. The organization's management and are not part of the policymakers in the organization? This study examines socio-demographic factors such as age, motherhood, education, and professional factors such as years of seniority and experience in relevant tasks, as well as their perceptions regarding the importance of the human resources profession in the organization. The conclusion regarding motherhood and children in all age groups was unequivocal that they are not a barrier to career advancement but quite the opposite. In the professional aspect, human resources females advance to senior positions when their attitudes towards themselves are positive, and they are confident in their ability to fulfill the role of vice president in the best way.

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