Harley, Mary Martha JacquelineMary Martha JacquelineHarley2024-10-292024-10-292019-06-26http://hdl.handle.net/10197/27003The 20th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice across Europe, Nottingham Business School, United Kingdom, 24–26 June 2019Women have been underrepresented at senior leadership levels. Women report hitting a ‘glass ceiling’. The number of women securing senior positions is rising (Madsen 2017). Women can be found where organisational influence is greatest (Catalyst 2017). Contemporary literature continues to focus on barriers to women success. Limited studies report on enablers to women success into senior leadership.enSenior leadership positionsWomenGlass ceilingEnablersSmashing the glass ceiling: a study exploring the career trajectories of women who have succeeded into senior leadership positionsConference Publication2024-04-09https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/