. Findings – The paper documents the persistence of gender inequality in employment linked to parenthood. How the reconciliation … Switzerland) on women’s and men’s employment behaviour. Special consideration is given to the transition to parenthood. Design … cantonal effects on the probability of employment and on working hours. To analyse the effect of parenthood, models for women …

Purpose – This paper has two‐fold objectives: first, it presents female managers' experience with family‐work dilemma … middle management levels in two Federal Ministries (Health and Education) located in Khartoum (the capital city of Sudan …‐representation at top management level. Originality/value – The study highlights the effect of the family‐work dilemma on the formation …

anticipated less difficulty balancing work and family. Men and women in both countries expected traditional gender roles in their …This study investigates the work‐family expectations of the next generation Canadian and Chinese managers and … women expected a larger decrease in time for paid work and a larger increase in time for household tasks than Canadian men …

Contrasts the ideology of “productionism” with the rising importance of people‐oriented work (“reproduction”) and the … struggle for equal gender status. Examines economic factors that discriminate against reproduction and women’s activities, and …

Ross-Smith. Findings Ruth Simpson’s contribution to gender, class, work and organizations is discussed. Originality …Purpose This paper aims to review Ruth Simpson’s contribution to the field of gender and management. Design …/methodology/approach This paper looks at Ruth Simpson’s body of work over her career through a conversation that took place between Pullen and …

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the effects of gender and satisfaction with organizational support on work … conflict. Originality/value – This is the first study to examine the role of gender and organizational support in work – family … results indicate that organizational support is an important tool to reduce work – family conflict among married accountants …

with reference to double-bounded contexts: academia as an institution encoding organizational career scripts and gender as … another institution encoding specific gender roles. It is hoped that this cross-cultural perspective would broaden the … academic work. Furthermore, the findings highlight both organizational (lack of mentoring and university support) and cultural …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the gendered processes of ageing at work in Switzerland, a country … already characterised by particularly high employment rates for seniors of both sexes, and where the notion of “active ageing … directly to the employment histories and working conditions of the over 50s, but also enabled respondents to reflect on the …

researchers have failed to explore the gender dynamics of this phenomenon. Draws upon qualitative interviews, which highlight the …” gender conduct and pressure to conform with such norms. As such, seeks to claim workplace bullying as a subject worthy of …