Identifications of Challenges and Success Factors of Females Entering and Advancing in the Profession of Emergency Management

<p>This thesis focuses on how women in the emergency management field have identified and overcome challenges when entering and advancing in the profession. The two research questions were: </p> <p>• What barriers have females experienced when entering and advancing in the field of emergency management? </p> <p>• In what ways have females overcome barriers when entering and advancing in the field of emergency management? </p> <p>These questions were answered by five women who work in the field of emergency management and responded to a series of interview questions. These women made it clear that while this is a predominately male-dominated field of work, stress will always be evident within this field, but the ways in which challenges are managed may vary. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Safety, Security, and Emergency Management

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• Cronen, Audra

• Emergency Management
• Safety
• Security
• Emergency and Disaster Management
• Gender and Sexuality
• Human Resources Management

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2016 Audra Cronen

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/354

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1352