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 …

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 … women senior managers and may assist in building a pipeline for future CEO and board appointments. … theory, and agency theory, to explore several aspects of this topic. We find that more women on boards is associated with …

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. …

The term “lean in” was popularized by Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, via her #1 Best Seller encouraging women to defy … contributing to the gender gap in leadership, the scope of her book focused on the internal shortcomings of women. She asserted … that women are hindered by barriers that exist within themselves, and provided practical tips, backed by research, to equip …

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 …