It has long been acknowledged that women at work face a unique set of challenges in balancing career with the … change in this area and yet the figures still indicate a low percentage of women at senior management level in almost all … industries. Nearly half the UK’s top 100 companies have no women on their boards and the FTSE Female Index shows that women make …

This article provides human resource professionals and managers with an insight into the under representation of women …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present research findings on the experience of career barriers by women who …' experiences. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with eight women who had changed careers and were analysed to identify the …

an in‐field case study, three different hypotheses regarding women working in the IT sector and their career and … from the findings of the literature review. Findings – The results obtained have proven that married women who are … addition, the glass ceiling was still evident in today's corporations, but mainly affecting the older generation of women …

in‐field case study, three different hypotheses regarding women working in the IT sector and their career and promotional … findings of the literature review. Findings – The results obtained prove that married women who are intrinsically inspired to … is still evident in today's corporations, but mainly affecting the older generation of women professionals. Also, the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the global dearth of training options to support women … entrepreneurs and to forward a set of recommendations to better meet the learning needs of women who own their businesses. Design … development opportunities for women entrepreneurs is found to be an almost universal phenomenon. In the few examples where …

by women in business contexts. Design/methodology/approach – The authors reviewed a wide array of published works on … perceptions and challenges women face. Findings – The literature on the reviewed four aspects suggests that the most effective … leadership style is transformational leadership – the style of leadership that is most often associated with women. It was also …

by women in business contexts. Design/methodology/approach – The authors reviewed a wide array of published works on … perceptions and challenges women face. Findings – The literature on the reviewed four aspects suggests that the most effective … leadership style is transformational leadership – the style of leadership that is most often associated with women. It was also …

women to the boards of companies. Design/methodology/approach – The article is a review of current developments including … highlighted, as well as developments in increasing equality regarding gender and pay. The merits of women providing the “human …‐sufficient and independent career women, and the need for affordable child‐care. Originality/value – The article provides a …

The 4th European Women′s Management Development Conference – “The New Manager: Changes and Challenges” took place in …