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The Obstacles Facing Women in Practicing Accounting Profession: An Empirical Study in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia المعوقات التي تواجه النساء في ممارسة مهنة المحاسبة: دراسة ميدانية في المملكة العربية السعودية |
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Subject |
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Faculty of Economics and Management - Department of Accounting |
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Document Language |
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Arabic |
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The aim of this study is to gain an insight into the obstacles facing women in practicing accounting profession through studying the effects of social factors (customs and traditions), economic factors, gender discrimination, and educational and vocational qualifications. Furthermore, the study aims to survey the opinions of female graduates, the employees in privet sector, and the employees in the accounting and auditing professional field about these obstacles. Finally, the study explores the differences between males and females regarding this issue.
Using surveys, the study is conducted on a sample of (304) participants, included a sample of female graduates from the accounting department at King Abdul Aziz University who are not working in accounting and auditing field, and a sample of accountants, auditors, and human resources managers (both male and female) working in private companies and accounting and auditing firms in Jeddah.
The study’s results show that the most significant obstacles facing women in practicing accounting profession are economic factors, followed by social factors, gender discrimination factors, and finally obstacles related to qualifications. The study indicates that there are statistically significant variations between the opinions of various sampling segments towards the obstacles facing female accountants.
The study concludes with a number of recommendations which aim to support female accountants and advance their participation in the field of accounting and auditing |
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Prof. Awad Salama Alrehaily |
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Master Thesis |
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1434 AH
2013 AD |
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Thursday, August 15, 2013 |
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Researchers
| ولاء ناجي باجنيد | Bajnaid, Walaa Naji | Researcher | Master | |
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