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After Integration – The Career Progression of Females and Minorities in Accounting

Abstract

Prior research has shown that there is currently a shortage of accountants and less diversity in accounting than in other business professions. In this study, we take the prior research further by focusing on diversity in accounting as well as other majors, allowing us to compare the two. There is currently very little research on this topic, so we want to look at why the accounting major has less diversity than other business majors. We will be gathering information about academic career choice, initial job choice, and career progression of accounting and other business school alumni through a survey that will be sent to alumni of FSU and other business schools. The data we collect will allow us to test our hypotheses and answer our research question “Do the career choices and progression of female and minority accountants differ from those of white male accountants and those of female and minority business professionals other than accounting?” We are still in the process of creating the survey we intend to send out and will be sending it out in April.

Keywords: Accounting Minorities Women Careers