Power Relationships within the UK Police Service: Towards Enhanced Female Career Progression

Mar 28, 2019

International Journal of HRD Practice, Policy and Research 2019, Vol 4 No 1: 59-70
doi: 10.22324/ijhrdppr.4.104

Power Relationships within the UK Police Service: Towards Enhanced Female Career Progression

Janet Astley, Leeds Beckett University

This paper aims to consider the potential for using power relationships positively to enhance the career progression of senior female police officers by the implementation of sustainable and cost-effective HRD interventions. Women have long been under-represented at senior ranks in the UK service due to a plethora of reasons. Understanding those reasons and embedding effective opportunities for personal development, such as mentoring and networking are considered. The combination of the efficient use of the personal development review system alongside addressing issues in relation to both public and internal perceptions of women’s’ capability and potential by adopting good HRM practices and policies are likely to increase female representation and reduce the attrition of talent. The use of existing senior officers, regardless of gender, to act as coach/mentors alongside recognising the value of internal and national networks may reap benefits for the service increasing its diversity and shifting the organisational culture to becoming more representative of modern society.

Key Words: gender, policing, diversity, career development

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