%0 Journal Article %A Bordbar, G %A Hadi Nedoushan, H %A Jafari, Z %T A survey of the attitudes of female faculty on the obstacles to their promotion for managerial positions in ShahidSadoughi University of Medical Sciences %J Journal of Health Administration %V 15 %N 48 %U http://jha.iums.ac.ir/article-1-882-en.html %R %D 2012 %K Academic Women, Promotion, Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Managerial Posts, %X    Introduction: In spite of equal contribution of female and male faculty members to knowledge and expertise production, there is no equal access to managerial posts. The purpose of this study was to determine the present attitudes of female faculty towards the barriers to their promotion to managerial posts in ShahidSadoughi University of Medical Sciences (SSUMS ).   Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on female faculty in (SSUMS) in 2011. A standard questionnaire consisting of demographic questions and 37 questions about the barriers to the promotion of female faculty to managerial posts was used.   Results: Overall 28% of women in this study had managerial positions at different levels. Among them, 44.4% were head of the departments. There was a significant correlation between managerial posts and job experience (p %> http://jha.iums.ac.ir/article-1-882-en.pdf %P 36-46 %& 36 %! %9 Research %L A-10-588-1 %+ Yazd University %G eng %@ 2008-1200 %[ 2012