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 – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue which presents cutting-edge research in the field of gender, management, and leadership. Design/methodology/approach – The special issue arose following the success of a stream on gender, management and leadership held at...