While women perform as well as their male counterparts at work they are drastically underrepresented in the onboarding process to senior leadership. To shed some light on this disparity, Rosanne L. Hartman, PhD, and Emily G. Barber MS ’19 examined the potential differences of occupational self-efficacy, work engagement and career aspirations between women and men. Hartman is a professor of communication studies; Barber is director of contract staffing at StraussGroup Executive Search Consultants. The study originated from Barber’s capstone research paper. Results showed that occupational self-efficacy has a positive effect on career aspirations of women in the workplace. Further, there was no statistically significant difference between occupational self-efficacy and work engagement between men and women. However, the research found men to have statistically, significantly higher career aspirations than women.
Individuals who are high in occupational self-efficacy may set their own path in advancing within their career. However, individuals who are low or moderate in occupational self-efficacy may require further encouragement and development using additional resources as a catalyst for advancement guidance.
Much more on Hartman’s and Barber’s findings can beread here.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2021 I. Joan Lorch Award for Women & Gender Studies.
This award honors “a person who has made a significant contribution to women, and who exemplifies the pursuit of liberation and justice regarding sex, gender, and sexuality.”
This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we will only be accepting nominations in the student category — any current undergraduate or graduate student at Canisius College.
The deadline for nominations is February 18, 2021. Nominations should be submitted to both Email addresses listed below. All nominations should also include a 200-300 word justification for why the student is a deserving recipient of the I. Joan Lorch award.
The Women & Gender Studies Advisory Board will host a Zoom happy hour (bring your own beverage!) to celebrate this year’s student winner along with last year’s winners in all three categories. We expect this happy hour to take place during the month of March, Women’s History Month, so keep your eyes open for that announcement.
Join the Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) and the Jesuits of Canada and the United States’ Office of Justice and Ecology on Friday, January 29 at 1:00 p.m. ET for the Ignatian Family Virtual Rosary. The group will be praying that the inherent dignity of all human life will be upheld in our society. Join live by clicking here:igsol.net/virtual-rosary.
Submitted by: Sarah Signorino, director, Mission & Identity
Do you want to make the most of Canisius Giving Day and raise additional funding for your support area? Then be sure to sign up for our Giving Day training session!
Our partners at GiveGab as well as the Canisius Fund team will be offering up tips and tricks in order to maximize the day, provide impactful content and stories for social media, as well as how to include students and alumni in your fundraising efforts!
This training session will be held on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. and you can register by using the following link:
