The labor market can be a daunting place for young graduates; this paper aims to shed light on how they navigate it. By examining the ways in which they enter the workforce and the impact of individual and socioeconomic factors on their career paths, we gain a deeper understanding of the...

1. Introduction -- 2. Women Doing Leadership -- 3. Women’s academic and professional services careers -- 4. Work and stress -- 5. Women-only Leadership Programmes -- 6. Case studies -- 7. Intersectional analyses -- 8. Gendered cultures in context -- 9. Discussion and Conclusions -- 10....

The underrepresentation of women in senior positions continues to be a major challenge in higher education and most other industries. In Australia, the career trajectory for academic women stalls at a lower level than that of their male counterparts. Concern about this situation in one...