Factors Influencing Women Managers' Success

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to examine women's possibilities to advance to leadership positions. This thesis is based on the fact that there are less female leaders than male leaders, both globally and in Finland. The thesis aims to find the influential factors behind women's career and ways to increase the number of women in leadership positions. The thesis was commissioned by Havis Amanda Junior Chamber -Helsinki. The theoretical part of the study consists of the following topics: what is meant by female leadership, female leadership in a global context and in Finland, why it is important to promote female leadership and what are the underlying influential factors in women's careers. The information was gathered by literature and previous studies related to the topic. Also, the author's own knowledge and experience were used in creating the theory.