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Purpose – The present study sets out to compare women ( N =24) and men ( N =613) working on Norwegian oil rigs in the … health. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected using questionnaires from 1,022 women and men, a 59 percent … were observed, suggesting that those women that continue in this occupation compare favorably with their male colleagues …
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Purpose – The paper's aim is to examine how diversity management discourse reproduces heteronormative essentialist notions of identity in organisations. Design/methodology/approach – This is a critical analysis of diversity management discourse that draws upon concepts, frames and the...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a new measure of gender equality at male-dominated workplaces, allowing quantitative analyses of men's beliefs about gender-based inequality at work. Design/methodology/approach – The present paper examines a questionnaire...
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‐based survey, show that the feminist/womanist approaches held by women influence a variety of leadership styles. While feminist … research; therefore, the results only reflect the opinions of women from large organizations. Practical implications – Feminist …/womanist lines of thought that emerged as extensions of the women's movement have also impacted upon the executive branches of …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a research note exploring how feminist methodologies could bring new insights into research on gender in the accounting context. Design/methodology/approach – The paper applies some central tenets of feminist research methodology to a brief...
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. The nomenclature can be used by women‐focused trainers to help clients to recognize their entrepreneurial attributes …. Social implications – The study may assist women in recognizing identity synergies and conflicts (e.g. within themselves and …
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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 …
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Purpose – This paper attempts to identify the problem areas and developmental issues attached to women … to devise certain stratagems for ensuring women's entrepreneurial growth and SMEs' advancement in the region. Design …, desire, motivations and problems of women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia by an extensive review of the existing literature. The …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to appraise rural women entrepreneurs, running co‐operatives in Greece. The … which 104 rural women members of co‐operatives, who had participated in a specific training program contributed. Anonymous … training programs for rural women co‐operative members.  …
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