experiences of women managers/directors in senior positions within a variety of organizations. All of these papers demonstrate … that despite their economic empowerment, these women are still strongly connected to the domestic realm through their … authors comment on how contemporary notions of merit and choice individualise women's experience within organisations …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to inquire whether gender plays a role in the supervisory preference of female … variance, and regression analyses were used to highlight the biases that were discovered. Females believed that other women are … essential. Originality/value – The findings lend credence to strong but seldom discussed anecdotal undercurrents of women …

types of sex‐work in relation to agency, gender and the body. Findings – The paper acknowledges the diversity of women … a gendered concept through a consideration of women sex‐workers. Specifically, the paper analyses how far women sex …‐work, but also in the context of women's work more broadly. Practical implications – Through the idea of agency as a gendered …

. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews studies on gender differences affecting FFWP, focusing on International Social … demographic factors in the effects of gender, age and marital status, and the work context factors of number of work hours and … information on gender differences across cultures.  …

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 …

) adoption among working women in Malaysia. Regardless of gender, it would be advantageous for all individuals in today's society … gender imbalance, particularly in developing countries such as Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses a self … of 315 working women, who participated as respondents in this study. Findings – The findings revealed that the working …

‐standard approach by examining programs relative to gender openness in sequence as they relate to women in management education. This …Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to examine the effect of gender openness on female student … ( n =47). Findings – Results show that gender openness progresses sequentially and is an effect of programmatic size …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion of some salient research relating to mentoring for women … to explore some of the issues that continue to be pertinent for the mentoring of women managers. Findings – The paper … explores some of the early arguments promoting mentoring for women in the light of more recent research. From the literature …

, however. Practical implications – While men (and women) continue to work very long hours in the UK, while the gender pay gap … women do not progress in accountancy to the same extent as men, and earn considerably less. The qualitative evidence … suggests that some residual gender discrimination is still present, but more important are the difficulties in combining paid …

/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 530 managerial and professional women and men in Canada using an anonymously completed … the effects of “extreme jobs” on managerial women.  …