Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report a qualitative study with British women managers, which explored the … managers to increase efforts for improving women's career competencies. Originality/value – Findings extend previous research … career‐competencies framework of Knowing‐how, Knowing‐why and Knowing‐whom. Findings – Women aged between 30 and 34 years …

to explore some of the issues that continue to be pertinent for the mentoring of women managers. Findings – The paper … three key issues that are significant for women managers. Originality/value – The paper draws together work in the field and …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion of some salient research relating to mentoring for women …

. The purpose of this paper is to compare female and male managers working 56 or more hours a week on personal and work …/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.  …

can affect the network composition of female managers. Another of its objectives is to examine the effect of cross‐gender … encourages female managers to seek a cross‐gender network. Cross‐gender networks reduce the quit intentions of female managers … evidence on the consequences of cross‐gender networking for female managers in the Chinese context.  …

gender, work, and family factors influence the career advancement of women managers. Design/methodology/approach – The …. Findings – Interview data reveal that Lebanese women managers do not perceive gender‐centered factors as obstacles to career …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the research gap on Lebanese women managers and to demonstrate how …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine subjective health among women managers and professionals during their … careers. Further, the role of work locus of control (WLC) for women managers' health is analyzed in a longitudinal perspective …. Design/methodology/approach – This is a follow‐up study among 38 women managers and professionals who participated in an …

Cover -- Editorial advisory board -- Editorial -- Women face a labyrinth: an examination of metaphors for women leaders … -- Respectable femininity: a significant panel of glass ceiling for career women -- A better career environment for women: developing …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how men and women sex stereotype managerial positions and how they …/methodology/approach – The study uses surveys that utilize the Schein descriptive index and the women as managers scale (WAMS) to compare … students. Findings – The results show that in the Egyptian sample both males and females held negative views of women managers …

only seven women who have become rectors of public universities in Vietnam. Their experiences are described with a focus on … could be a role model for other women's pursuits of careers in Vietnam. Social implications – The paper contributes in … its type on women's careers in Vietnam and contributes to the development of further studies into individual women, for …

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 …