Purpose – Describes the benefits women can gain from attending a personal‐development course. Design/methodology/approach – Provides examples of two women whose personal and professional lives have been transformed by such training. Findings – Argues that the programs can give women the...

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on the importance of ensuring that enough women take their place on boards of directors. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides statistics to underline the under‐representation of women in the higher echelons of companies. It looks at how the...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe how international food and facilities‐management firm Sodexo is trying to increase the number of women in its top jobs, and why the company particularly welcomes job applications from former members of the military. Design/methodology/approach – The...