Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to build and enrich theory around professional identity construction by investigating the development of professional identity under conditions of marginalized gender identity. Professional identity is defined by Ibarra and by Schein as one ' s...

Purpose – This study aims to test how senior leaders recognize and reward the same leadership behavior in male and female managers. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 120 senior government leaders evaluated simulated performance reviews wherein only manager ' s sex and engagement in...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a quantitative picture of the extent to which Irish universities are male-dominated at senior management, professoriate and governance levels; to locate this pattern in an international context; and, drawing on qualitative data from a purposive sample of...