Analyzing the Experiences of Female Leaders in Civil Service in Kazakhstan: Trapped between Economic Pressure to Earn and Traditional Family Role Expectations |
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Authors: | Aliya Kuzhabekova Saltanat Janenova Ainur Almukhambetova |
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Institution: | 1. Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan;2. Graduate School of Public Policy, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan |
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Abstract: | This paper analyzes the experiences of female leaders in civil service in a rapidly changing political, socio-cultural, and economic context of Kazakhstan. The research presents an analysis of the views of female managers on advantages and disadvantages of having women-leaders in civil service; on challenges and opportunities they are facing; on strategies they use to advance to and succeed in leadership positions. The important finding of this research is that female leaders in Kazakhstan are challenged with a clash of western, neo-liberal values and traditional expectations of women in the society. The analysis is based on primary data with women holding managerial positions in civil service. |
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Keywords: | female leader gender civil service Kazakhstan |
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