Analysis of a global survey of 21,980 firms from 91 countries suggests that the presence of women in corporate … fact that women increase a firm's skill diversity. Women's presence in corporate leadership is positively correlated with … quotas on firm performance, but they suggest that the payoffs of policies that facilitate women rising through the corporate …

feeling of working a double work day is widespread among women managers, especially in large companies. 3) Lack of sympathy on … the part of colleagues and superiors when women give priority to their family responsibilities undermines women managers …This paper is intended to contribute to the study of career inhibitors and career enablers for women. The analysis is …

The transformation of women's lives in the past century is among the most significant and far-reaching social and … economic phenomena, affecting not only women, but also their partners and children. This Handbook provides the first … special attention is given to developed and developing economies, because the constraints women face and the key policy issues …

leaders and managers in Europe and the United States, the book presents seven of the most common explanations for persistent … gender imbalances and shows how they are based on common stereotypes and myths about men's and women's abilities and …