‐report questionnaire, data were obtained from 300 full‐time professional women on measures of: work interfering with family (WIF), family … well‐being; the greater the interference between work and family, the more women felt emotionally exhausted, the less … of work and family and in predicting the well‐being of employed mothers. Design/methodology/approach – Via a self …

Norwegian managers. The applied sample size is 2,195, with 1,740 men and 455 women. In addition to indicators of time‐based work‐family … paper is among the first to examine the mediational processes by which gender influences work‐family interdependencies for … discord by investing less time in their work role. The paper investigates this postulated link between managers' gender and …

conceptual research on work and family practices. It invokes gender as a lens through which notions of the “well‐balanced family …‐neutral”, work and family practices. This is for two reasons, both relating to gender. First, the take up of work‐life balance …Purpose – The paper considers the impact of work‐life balance policies on the work and family practices of professional …

Purpose – This paper attempts to identify the problem areas and developmental issues attached to women … to devise certain stratagems for ensuring women's entrepreneurial growth and SMEs' advancement in the region. Design …, desire, motivations and problems of women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia by an extensive review of the existing literature. The …

area of women's employment and the existence of cultural sexism.  … women commercial pilots have encountered with their male colleagues and management. Design/methodology/approach – Interviews … were carried out with 20 women commercial airline pilots: 17 women were currently airline pilots, or were previously …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify how pregnant women position themselves in the relationship with … during their pregnancy. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 40 interviews were carried out among 20 working women … during and after the experience. Findings – Women positioned themselves as “accepted” or “dismissed” in the relationship with …

also benefit from T&D to maintain their capacity during breaks from employment. Encouragement of women in non … fields and pursuing TE. Younger women may also benefit from T&D to maintain their capacity during breaks from employment …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the patterns of transitional employment (TE) aspirations and …

were utilized from entry level positions to vice presidents to measure how women fared under female vs male mentors …. Findings – Women with female mentor supervisors earn less than with male mentor supervisors. The disparity is even greater the … younger the protégée. If the trend shown in this research continues, wages may drop for women in high levels of the …

barriers to the progress of women which included gender discrimination, lack of respect from male colleagues and insensitive … handling of the multiple roles played by women. Social roles such as family commitment and relocation also inhibited the growth … in other major centres in South Africa, in order to improve the gender equity across the country. Practical implications …

Purpose – Retailing as a sector employs many women and serves a female‐dominated customer base. It also employs … proportionately more women in management positions than in other occupational sectors. However, at senior levels, the proportion of … women to men diminishes. This paper aims to examine the perceived facilitators and problems of senior retail managers …