Women are underrepresented in all levels of management at every level of government -- a condition relatively unchanged by 25 years of proactive policy. While numerous theories exist on why this condition remains virtually unchanged, women managers qualified for advancement have not been questioned concerning their perceptions of the conditions and barriers experienced by female public managers. A survey of such women is reported here, indicating their perceptions of the barriers and conditions experienced by women in the public sector and contrasting these experiences with their perceptions of the private sector.
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