Stories of a career. Amongst gender, organizations and personal life

Abstract

In this work I offer an overview of my doctoral research, presented at the Department of Social Psychology of UAB. It presents an approach on women’s professional trajectories from middle-management positions towards high-management ones, paying special attention to the elements which are crucial in the development of their stories. This research provides a phenomenological, longitudinal and gender-based perspective, directed by the stories of the last twelve years of nine women’s professional careers. This research is composed of two main studies, composed of two specific texts each, and its most prominent result are four Models of Career which summarize the trajectories, transitions, and determining factors of the women who hold positions of responsibility.