The Factors Affecting the Job Promotion of Women in Managerial Positions

The main purpose of the present study was to investigate and identify the factors affecting the job promotion of women in management positions in the organization. The statistical population of the study subsumed all women in North Khorasan province administration office and subsidiary organs which included 150 individuals. Due to the limited number of women employees in the provincial and subsidiary organs,all the members of the population were taken as sample. Research was designed as a correlation type. The data were collected through a questionnaire with 30 questions that was made of six sub scale (cognitive factors, normative factors, regulatory factors, form factors, cultural factors and promotion). Its reliability was obtained by Cronbach's alfa (0.94). The results showed that cognitive factors, normative factors, regulatory factors, form factors, cultural factors, the promotion of women in managerial positions had a positive significant relationship. Considering that each of the four factors identified in the promotion of women in the organization were associated with knowledge and planning, it is possible to improve the path of women's development to high levels of management.