A survey of women managers in Taiwan: Perceptions and perspectives

More open governmental and industrial policies have changed business operations dramatically in Taiwan in the past few years. There are now more women managers than there were just a few years ago. Currently, the growing body of research on women employees has been discussed in many diverse publications, but data on female managers in Taiwan are scarce. The purpose of this study is to conduct a regional survey to solicit women managers' perceptions of today's working environment in Taiwan. Variables employed to measure the perceptions of overall workplace were: qualification/credential, compensation, colleagueship, leadership style/role of supervisor, sexual harassment, corporate policy, advancement on the job, and demographic profile. The targeted sample group was made up of 500 women managers who were executives in a wide range of the private sector in the metropolitan Taipei area. Two hundred and eight of the 215 questionnaires returned were included in the analysis.