Gender ARC and Global Women’s Studies

at NUI Galway are pleased to invite you to a lunchtime seminar:

The Rhetoric and the Reality of being a Female Accountant in Ireland: Exploring Gender Barriers

Dr. Antoinette Flynn, Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick.

Abstract: This study is set in the context of a steady rise in the total proportion of female members across the six chartered accountancy bodies worldwide. Little is known about the career progression experiences of these new female accountants, or of their aspirations for senior management positions. This study investigates the perceptions of both male and female accountants on a range of previously identified gender progression barriers. We find evidence of a divergence between the perception and the reality of the lived-experience of female accountants, across the gender divide. It is clear that rather than address corporate cultural barriers the rhetoric of being a female accountant does not meet the reality. These findings contribute to the existing Irish accounting gender research and augment the female management and career development literature.

Paper co-authored by: Dr. Antoinette Flynn, Emily Kate Earlie, and Dr. Christine Cross, University of Limerick.

For questions, please contact Gender ARC LSS coordinator: Emma BrÌ_nnlund, e.brannlund1@nuigalway.ie