To Explore the Career Developments of Female Manager in the Lodging Industry in Terms of Gender Bias, Personality Traits,Workplace Resources, Family Support

[[abstract]]Recently female workforces have become a significant part in work field. However, many women have successfully promoted to the higher and senior positions in some businesses, they still encounter a lot of ifficulties in their career development. They often find it hard to achieve a balance between job requirements and family responsibilities. This study mainly explored the effects of four different variables on women's career development in the hotel industry. The four variables are women's personality traits, gender bias, workplace resources and family support. This study adopted qualitative research method. Six female executives in the hotel industry were arranged for in-depth interviews, and data were gathered and analyzed systematically. The results suggested that (1) in terms of personality patterns, five of the six respondents were guiding style, only one of them was composed; (2) all the respondents showed good social adaptation and high emotional stability. (3) gender bias was no longer a firmly-believed concept and not the major concern when a corporation making a decision of promotion. (4) well-organized benefit policy, and harmonious atmosphere in the workplace and the leadership of the bosses would affect the employees to stay and continue to work for the same business. (5) in terms of the family support, work-life balance was a top concern for women. In addition, this research also found that professional knowledge and skills, personality traits as well as passion for their jobs are the most important factors for women who were walking on the paths that lead to their personal and career fulfillment