This research is dedicated to identifying female managers' career status and provides a profile of female managers in the hospitality industry in China. It investigates the career barriers that hinder female managers' career progression and determines the factors that are needed to encourage career progression for female managers in the hospitality industry. A quantitative research methodology was utilized; 300 questionnaires were collected from 40 five star hotels in Beijing. Findings showed that female managers' career status was still not high. Three factors (lack of work-life balance,...