Thesis
Should I stay, or should I go?: implications of human resource policies on the retention and advancement of female theater leaders
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Jun 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00001138
Abstract
This study explores how human resource policies help or hinder the career advancement of leaders who identify as women in nonprofit theater organizations at varying budget sizes in the United States. An anonymous, adaptive survey using the platform Qualtrics collected information from women working in nonprofit theater organizations as department directors and managers or executives, as well as women who have voluntarily left director or executive level jobs since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were asked to provide information including the state in which they are/were employed, the organization's budget size, the benefits offered and accepted through their employer, and human resource policies such as anti-discrimination and sexual harassment. Data collected from the survey were cleaned and analyzed to determine any patterns between women who have left their employer and the benefits that were or were not offered to them during their time of employment. Data were also analyzed to determine which, if any, benefits or policies have contributed to the retention and/or advancement of women still working for their employer. At the end of the study, it became clear that a lack of career advancement opportunities and family-friendly workplace policies and benefits continue to pose an alarming threat to both the advancement and retention of women leaders in the arts.
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Details
- Title
- Should I stay, or should I go?
- Creators
- Rachel M. Francavillo
- Contributors
- Pamela Yau (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- iv, 47 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Arts Administration; Arts and Entertainment Enterprise; Drexel University; Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
- Other Identifier
- 991018526908804721