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Contextual and Cognitive Determinants of Procedural Justice Perceptions in Promotion Barriers for Women

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The relationships between procedural justice in promotion decisions for women and contextual factors deemed as contributing to glass ceilings were examined. The contextual factors examined were a lack of female role models, limited networking opportunities for women, gender segregation, and formal career ladders. It was found that gender schema is a moderator between procedural justice and the perceived number of female role models and between procedural justice and the perception of formal career ladders. Although gender schema was not a moderator in the relationship between procedural justice and gender segregation, nor in the relationship between procedural justice and networking opportunities for women, a significant main effect was found. These results are consistent with the notion that organizational justice perceptions are products of individual cognitive processes, which develop in response to cultural expectations.

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Lemons, M.A. Contextual and Cognitive Determinants of Procedural Justice Perceptions in Promotion Barriers for Women. Sex Roles 49, 247–264 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024652307386

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