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Women management accountants are more powerful, assertive, optimistic, and
self-confident than they were 10 years ago, but negative workplace
stereotypes and gender bias are still perceived to obstruct promotion and
career advancement, according to a new study of 2,000 female management
accountants conducted by Management Accounting, the financial management
magazine of the Institute of Management Accountants.
The survey reveals that, overall, women are more optimistic about their
career opportunities than a decade ago and salaries have improved. In 1995,
31% of respondents holding managerial positions earned an annual salary of
$50,000 or more. In 1986, only 21% of women respondents reported an annual
salary of $50,000 or more, after adjustments for inflation.
The number of college undergraduate and MBA degrees increased, as well. In
the 1986 survey, 61% held college degrees and 17% held MBAs. Those
percentages have grown during the last decade to 68% and 20%.
The study shows the "glass ceiling" is continuing to crack for female
management accountants, but frustration with the pace of progress is
evident," said Kathy Williams, editor of Management Accounting. "Even as
women management accountants recognize inequities in the industry, they
remain clearly dedicated to excelling in their roles as financial management
professionals."
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