Abstract
The present research paper reflects those factors that are influencing career advancement of women academics towards senior positions in the universities of Pakistan. Researchershave examined organizational, cultural and personal denominators affecting on career elevation of female faculty. The present research was carried out in public sector universities Islamabad and150 respondents were interviewed.The findings of in-hand research paper depict that women are grossly underrepresented at senior management positions. The findings of this paper suggest that the absence of female role models; gender biased practices and skewed structures embedded in organizations are the salient factors attributable to this imbalance. In addition, socio-cultural norms and quest for striking workfamily balance by women academics further dent their career prospects. Hence proactive operable strategic actions have been recommended to facilitate female faculty in their quest for work-life balance and to address the invasive inequity in the education management structure.
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