Women in Leadership Positions in Puerto Rico
Eva J. López Sullivan, Diana M. López Robledo

Abstract
Puerto Rican women have increased their presence in management positions. However, there is still a gender gap. This research has considered as main referent the study of seventeen countries in Latin America about aspirations, barriers, challenges, family-work balance and other aspects of women in managerial positions. The objective of this research was to extend the study to Puerto Rican women in management positions and compare the findings. The sample is composed of 120 women. Most of the participants identified reaching a balance between work, personal life and family as their principal challenge as in Latin America. Puerto Rican women had rejected promotion offers more often than Latin American women. Also, some of them admitted that have encountered difficulties in their careers, including: wage discrimination gender discrimination, and schedule inflexibility. Finally, this paper presents other similarities and differences when comparing results with those in Latin America.

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