match the preferences of unemployed women, whom the authors conceptualize as competitive resources. Design … European country, Cyprus. Data were collected from both unemployed women and managers in organizations, using group interviews … organizations differ from those preferred by unemployed women. Nonetheless, specific organizational competencies affect positively …

. The study specifically concentrated on the barriers to the upward mobility of women, based on constructs such as social … organisations on how to facilitate the growth of women in senior management. Design/methodology/approach – This study comprises a … distributed to a group of women who met the respondent specifications. In order to obtain a larger sample, snowball sampling was …

uncover how the ideal candidate for top management is defined in and through search practices, and discuss how and why women … top management is reinforced. Findings – The ways in which gender is “done” and women are excluded from top management are … consultants in their efforts to introduce female candidates to the process and to increase the number of women in top management …

women. Firms that have been listed for longer in the stock market and have more seats in their boards are more likely to … have women directors in these boards, suggesting gender inequality in the 99 companies surveyed. Research limitations … to increase the number of women in boards of directors. Originality/value – This study fulfils an identified need to know …

‐career progress regardless of gender. Findings – Differences are apparent out of the starting gate for women in early‐career stages … development programs may play in supporting women's early‐career success and the need to advise young women to negotiate more … findings suggest that concerted focus on support for women students' development may enhance their early‐career outcomes …

interpretations of holy texts; secondly women's limited access to education and skill development; thirdly lack of non … development and joy of agency where there is facilitation and nurturance of women. Originality/value – This Special Issue is …

professional women, a group who have remained invisible in organization studies; to give voice to their experiences, to highlight … the issues and challenges they are facing as women who have careers, their perceptions of what they are and how they have … group of women will highlight the structures and systems that are created and maintained. These may be self‐created and self …

Purpose – This paper aims to present the challenges facing women in India due to the intersectionality of gender and …, caste, ethnicity, religion, marital status, and class as sources of discrimination against women in Indian society and … of multiple intersections of identity for women living and working in India, offering a paradigm shift from Western …

as the determinants of career persistence among women software professionals in emerging economies like India. The … to 190 software women professionals and statistical analyses were used to test the hypotheses. Findings – Belief in … implications – Organizations should consider investments in child care support and other flexible work options so that women …