, 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.  …

Purpose – Looks at the barriers that prevent women achieving equality in the workplace and examines how they may be … managers to create a safe space for women to speak out against discrimination as, even though the organization may be aiming at …

Purpose – The paper aims to describe how HSBC is supporting women’s progression, rather than simply focusing on … developing females into senior roles, in an attempt to increase the proportion of women at the top of the company. Design … behaviors toward women at senior levels of the organization.  …

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 …

increase the number of women in its top jobs, and why the company particularly welcomes job applications from former members of … filled by women by 2015. It details the work of the Sodexo Women's International Forum for Talent (Swift), which includes 20 … women to achieve top‐management jobs. Practical implications – The paper explains that the company believes that a military …

the chances of women and people from ethnic and other minorities to reach the top jobs. Practical implications – The fact …

Purpose – This paper aims to observe how the Catalyst Energy college of engineering for women has played a significant … role in helping to train women in fields such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and power production and so … overcome a shortage of qualified women in these fields. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines what gave rise to the …

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 …