, 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 …

meaning into their careers – and into life in general. The career autobiographies of women do not reflect the continuous … development of mid‐career women managers. This approach is referred to as an autobiographical approach to career counselling. The … social constructionism and narrativity. It was developed and applied together with 22 women managers. Various methods were …

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the career experiences of seven women who have developed successful careers in … experiences of these women could provide role‐modelling to other women who are also pursuing careers in the IT industry in China … the Chinese information technology (IT) industry, focusing on the way they managed their careers and the implications this …

that traditional gender roles between spouses can be one reason for women's difficulties in attaining (top) managerial … by focusing on the gender role construction between spouses, and the relationship of these roles to the woman's career … managers. A common feature among the women was their managerial position and extensive work experience. All the women had or …

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 …

knowledge of why married professional women choose to “opt out” or exit their careers.  …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the idea of “opting out” for married professional women by presenting … attempting to explain and predict women's career exit. Design/methodology/approach – Research from the identity, social networks …

Purpose – This paper seeks to explore career centrality, belief in gender disadvantage, and career success definition … as the determinants of career persistence among women software professionals in emerging economies like India. The … to 190 software women professionals and statistical analyses were used to test the hypotheses. Findings – Belief in …

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 … be most appropriately devised and implemented to counter loss of small gains made in women's careers and within the …

/implications – This research contributes to an understanding of successful women’s careers, rather than focusing on barriers to success … women’s careers, rather than focusing on barriers to success. It also extends the KCM. Future research is necessary to … account approach overlaid with the Kaleidoscope Career Model (KCM). This research focuses on their successful careers, rather …

differential validity of SCCT predictors for men and women. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved an in‐class survey of … Bangladeshi undergraduate engineering students including 209 women and 640 men. Findings – Despite stronger relationships between … the most important predictor of persistence for both women and men thus supporting the applicability of SCCT in non …