| Summary: | Linking into existing research in the areas of women in non-traditional work, management
and leadership and engineering practice, this paper presents the initial stages of current
research exploring the advancement of women engineers to managers and leaders in
technical organisations. Using a qualitative methodology, informed by phenomenological and
feminist perspectives, the research aims to provide an understanding of women engineers’
transition to manager and leader from the perspective of those that have lived it. This voice
will broaden and enhance the existing view of management and leadership in engineering to
guide policy and practice advancing women in the profession. This paper focuses on the
motivation for the work and initial literature review, the development of the enquiry
framework and research method, and ethical considerations for the project.
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