Date of Graduation
5-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Communication
Advisor/Mentor
Walker, Kasey
Committee Member/Reader
Allen, Myria
Committee Member/Second Reader
Yang, Song
Abstract
In today’s competitive global market, harnessing the individual strengths of all organizational members is crucial for success. Organizations across all industries need diverse representation and contributions. However, women and other groups continue to be disadvantaged, lacking the same representation that majority and advantaged groups enjoy. The prevalence of gender bias in the workplace not only hinders professional success for women, but also the success of their organizations. To combat some of these issues, networking organizations are forming to help support women through mentorship and relationship building. Most studies in the academic sphere investigate female networking organizations at the professional level. Little research examines similar organizations at the collegiate level. This study argues for the creation of a university-wide female networking organization geared toward freshmen women. By examining the lifespan of a failed collegiate female networking organization using the autoethnographic approach and a close review of the literature that does exist, this study creates a guide for best practices in founding a female collegiate networking organization.
Keywords
Feminist Communication; Social Network Analysis; Gender Bias
Citation
Arbuckle, L. (2022). The Future is Female? Evaluating The Utility of Female Professional Networking Organizations. Communication Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/commuht/3
Appendix A
Included in
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons
