This paper problematises the ways women’s leadership has been understood in relation to male leadership rather than on … its own terms. Focusing specifically on ethical leadership, we challenge and politicise the symbolic status of women in … ethics based on feminised ideals such as care and empathy are problematic in their typecasting of women as being simply the …

light subtle yet consistent gender differences in the importance attributed to character in leadership: women considered … character to be more important to successful leadership in business than did men, and women had higher expectations that …

This article examines the relationship between women entrepreneurs’ job autonomy and work-life balance, with a … particular focus on how this relationship might be augmented by environments that discriminate against women, whether socio …-economically, institutionally, or culturally. Multisource data pertaining to 5334 women entrepreneurs from 37 countries indicate that their sense of …

gender balanced. Our paper builds on social identity theory to examine the impact of corporate elites—men and women who sit … period of 2010-2015, shows that the presence of multi-board men is negatively associated with women’s participation, while … the presence of multi-board women and other women on management boards is positively related to gender diversity on boards …

This study examines the influence of women’s board representation on the proportion of women senior managers in the … theory, and agency theory, to explore several aspects of this topic. We find that more women on boards is associated with … more women in senior management as suggested by the trickle-down perspective. We also find support for a critical mass …

women's ascension into leadership positions in Jordan. The results indicated that Jordanian women leaders adopted an Islamic … feminist worldview and did not embrace a liberal nor a socialist/Marxist feminist worldview. Women leaders seemed wanting to … insights into how women leaders understand prejudicial stereotypes and discrimination in their society, explaining how those …

women face in the CEO post-succession stage. Using data from 251 female CEO succession events at publicly listed firms on … framework to test how female-typed leadership stereotypes hinder the career development of women in top executive positions. …