Purpose – This paper is based on the experiences of 31 women who have recently left partner roles within an international management consultancy firm. The purpose of this paper is to explore discursively their perceptions of choice within their decisions to leave. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a reflection on the author's earlier paper published in Gender in Management: An International Journal (formerly Women in Management Review ) in 2003 titled “Locks and keys to the boardroom”. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report a qualitative study with British women managers, which explored the career competencies accrued from undertaking an Executive MBA (EMBA). Design/methodology/approach – The research drew on in‐depth interviews with a sample of 18 female...

Purpose – This study aims to explore the nature of women's career experiences over the life course by examining career patterns, career locus , career contexts, and career beliefs. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative, inductive approach to data gathering and analysis was employed,...

Purpose – This paper seeks to explore the perceived value of an executive MBA (EMBA) to the development of knowing‐who competency for Taiwanese women managers. Design/methodology/approach – This qualitative research drew on in‐depth interviews with a sample of 18 female alumni across...

Describes a management development programme for women, run by Cranfield School of Management for British Telecom. Focuses on four main themes: values and philosophy underpinning the work carried out by the tutors, context in which BT asked the authors to develop the programme, how the programme...

This collection examines the various challenges women face in advancing their careers. In the mid 1980s, the phrase "glass ceiling" was coined and has since become an established part of our vocabulary. The glass ceiling refers to an invisible but impermeable barrier that limits the career...