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Policewomen; promotion; career barriers; case study; law enforcement: Ontario; gender; organizational structure; culture; social capital.
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Barriers To Policewomen's Promotion: An Ontario Case Study, Susan Dick
Barriers To Policewomen's Promotion: An Ontario Case Study, Susan Dick
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This exploratory case study delved into why many policewomen elect to bypass the promotion process in a large Ontario police service. Although there is research on the number of policewomen at each rank in the Ontario police services and a considerable amount of research about the barriers policewomen face in many parts of the Western world, it is not clear why many abstain from the promotion process. This research asked the question why, and participants provided some insight as to how the situation regarding policewomen’s career promotion could be improved in the future.
Forty-three policewomen participated in this research …