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

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 … used as narration tools. Findings – At mid‐career, women managers are often in a transition process in their career. They …

women's cumulated experiences of career management in order to draw out their feelings and attitudes. Findings – Findings … planning and proactivity in women's career management resulting in a lack of applicability of western theory. Research …Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the career experiences of seven women who have developed successful careers in …

description of the Gender in Management track at the 2007 British Academy of Management (BAM) Annual Conference held at Warwick …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how women working in science, engineering and technology use … women's networks and online social networking. Findings – The paper defines a typology of online networks and identifies the … motives women have for engaging with the different types. The data imply that women are successfully using online networks to …

group in Australia and New Zealand explored what barriers prevent women from reaching the top echelons in hotel management … perception of glass ceiling barriers faced by women differed depending on where they were in their career cycle. They were … influenced women's work‐life balance, and personal‐life choices. Research limitations/implications – Interviews were carried out …

implications – Organisational culture appears to continue to create difficulties for contemporary women in management. A system of … the field of women in management in 1991 with the experiences of a small sample of contemporary Australian female managers …, and organisational practices were sought. Findings – Examples of organisational resilience “to involve women in …

utilization variables on the dependent variable, career progression of women to upper level management. The composite predictor …‐friendly practices in their organizations to reach upper‐level management decreased by 0.037 years. And contrary to expectations, women … on the career progression of women to executive positions in state‐level government organizations in the USA. Design …

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 …

the attitudes of women retail senior managers and directors towards their career and non‐work lives. It provides a … critical analysis of the main tenets of preference theory and evaluates the extent to which women have “free choice” in their … careers. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative methodology consisting of 13 in‐depth interviews with women at senior …