, insight and access to new resources. The bank’s four‐year objectives are to double the number of women in the most senior …. Women now represent 13 percent of senior executives and ethnic minorities stand at 1.5 percent.  …

environment in which women can be successful. A CIB women’s conference the year before had highlighted issues critical to the CIB …’s success in recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified women. The European operating committee made a commitment to sponsor …

of RENEW, the Register of Executive and Non‐Executive Women, and the author, who is journal's editor. Findings … corporate world, but is still problematical for some organizations. Presents limited research evidence that women are more … and Equitable Life, business needs to assert its ethical standing again, that women will have a key role in this, and that …

efforts of many organizations, the glass ceiling that prevents women rising in the workplace is still firmly in place. The … a lower salary than their male counterparts. It posits arguments in favor of women in senior positions as a good … business strategy, yet points out both the difficulties women still face in terms of balancing the work/home ratio and in terms …

opportunities for women and organizational performance in the Japanese workplace. Design/methodology/approach – This review is … effect of promoting women, on Japanese organizational performance, depends on having a promotion‐management system that takes … should pay attention to the management style of those that have improved organizational performance by promoting women, and …

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the advantages and disadvantages of an interim‐management career for women. Design …/methodology/approach – Describes the interim‐management experiences of three women, and reports on the results of a survey of 700 other women interim … that interim management could be one way of getting more women into the boardroom. Originality/value – Provides a female …

women continue to hinder the progress of their female colleagues in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – Presents … three examples of women who held back the advancement of their female colleagues. Findings – Highlights the “crab … this behavior may partially be explained by the fact that women may have to work harder for promotion. Originality …

organizational structures which will help all employees to achieve a better work‐life balance; recognition of women's different …

Purpose – Describes the benefits women can gain from attending a personal‐development course. Design …/methodology/approach – Provides examples of two women whose personal and professional lives have been transformed by such training. Findings – Argues … that the programs can give women the space and time to reflect on their goals (and dreams) and establish new strategies in …