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Doświadczenie awansu zawodowego w narracjach kobiet, które odniosły sukces zawodowy. analiza w perspektywie koncepcji uczestnictwa społecznego
Experiencing professional advancement in the narratives of successful women. Analysis in the perspective of the concept of social participation

Author(s): Ewa Kos
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Technologii Eksploatacji
Keywords: qualitative research; narrative interview; women’s social participation; women’s professional career; women’s professional advancement;

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the professional advancement of Polish women who have achieved professional success in areas culturally reserved for men. Their experiences have been reconstructed using the narrative interview method and discussed in the light of J. Piekarski’s concept of social participation. The first part of the article presents the definition of “professional career“. Then, the author reconstructs the types of conditions for experiencing professional advancement and discusses them in the context of social participation that dominates in narratives.

  • Issue Year: 109/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 163-173
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish