insights into glass ceilings – the obstacles hindering women reaching the top levels of organizations. Design … discussed. They are classified according to whether or not they infer women play a role in creating glass ceilings. Findings … – It is concluded that most metaphor‐linked explanations focus on discrimination and prejudice towards women seeking …

interpretations of holy texts; secondly women's limited access to education and skill development; thirdly lack of non … development and joy of agency where there is facilitation and nurturance of women. Originality/value – This Special Issue is …

. The study specifically concentrated on the barriers to the upward mobility of women, based on constructs such as social … organisations on how to facilitate the growth of women in senior management. Design/methodology/approach – This study comprises a … distributed to a group of women who met the respondent specifications. In order to obtain a larger sample, snowball sampling was …

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 …

similarities. This approach contends that work-related behaviour of women will more resemble men, and this is caused by the …

boundary, women's work and careers. Findings – Knowledge work, ICT and work‐life balance policies are found to increase the … temporal and geographical flexibility of work. Such enhanced flexibility should facilitate women's participation and … significantly prevent women from participating and advancing. Research limitations/implications – Research needs to explicitly …