Gender And Career Success in Public Accounting

Author

Jessica L. Rowe, University of Southern Mississippi

Date of Award

Spring 5-2014

Degree Type

Honors College Thesis

Department

Accounting

First Advisor

Robert Smith

Advisor Department

Accounting

Abstract

Public accountants, students, and others evaluated career success and the effect of specific activities on career success. The results suggest that gender bias is not pervasive in public accounting, at least with respect to overall assessments of success, but male and female accountants do appear to weight differently various activities that contribute to career success. This may explain, in part, why women hold fewer public accounting leadership positions than men even though women appear to have an advantage over men when they begin their careers.

Comments

Honors College Award: Top Thesis

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Recommended Citation

Rowe, Jessica L., "Gender And Career Success in Public Accounting" (2014). Honors Theses. 215.
https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses/215