This book contains advice and direction for women who are either seeking a career or who have already embarked on a career in financial services. The book first aims to help the female reader gain clarity on her motivation in pursuing a career in finance. It then identifies potential...

1. The Status of Women Leaders in Japan: Challenges and Opportunities -- 2. Role of Women in Japan’s Cultural Context -- 3. Challenges from Employment Systems Perspectives -- 4. Career Development and Educational Opportunities for Japanese Women Interested in Leadership -- 5. Government-Led...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Measurement and Analysis of Poverty in Rwanda -- Chapter 3: Measurement and Analysis of Multidimensional Well-being in Russia -- Chapter 4: Vulnerability to Poverty in Ethiopia -- Chapter 5: Persistence of Social Exclusion in Tanzania -- Chapter 6: On...

Part I Perspective on the History of Women and Family in Japanese Economic Development -- 1 The Labour Market and Labour Migration in Small Post Towns in Early Modern Japan: The Relationship between a Town and its Outlying Villages in the Northeastern Domain of Nihonmatsu in the Eighteenth to...

In the last decades, women’s role in the workforce has dramatically changed, though gender inequality persists and for women, gender identity still prevails over work identity. It is important not to forget or diminish the historical role of women in the labour market though and this book...

1 Impediments to the Advancement of Women in the Japanese Employment System: Theoretical Overview and the Purpose of this Book -- 2 Determinants of the Gender Gap in the Proportion of Managers Among White-Collar Regular Employees -- 3 Chapter 3 Causes and Effects of Gender Occupational...

1. Introduction: Political Economy of Globalization -- 2. Transformation of Labour Market and Gender Patterns of Work -- 3. Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: Issues and Controversies -- 4. CSR and Home-Based Work: Conceptualizing Social Responsibility in Global Market Economy -- 5. Dilemmas...

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part I Women’s Family Responsibilities and Employment in China -- Chapter 2 Market Wage, Child Care, and the Employment of Married Women in China -- Chapter 3 Parent Care and Middle-aged Women’s Employment -- Part II The Gender Gap in China’s Labor Market and...

Introduction: A framework for inclusive leadership -- The Context - Transformations and Pragmatism -- The New Inclusions -- How Leadership Tasks Become Inclusive -- Seasons of a Leadership Development Journey -- Overall Conclusions and Outlook

The book focuses on the historical, political, economic, and cultural elements of Korea and the strong influence these have on women leaders in the nation. Gender inequality and underutilization of female talent are deeply rooted and widespread in Korean society, and women’s appointment to...