Purpose – Using narratives from four women following international careers in France, this paper seeks to offer an insight into the depth and complexity of career issues for women working in a foreign country. Design/methodology/approach – This is a qualitative hermeneutic inductive research...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to clarify and re‐position the debate on the role of women in employment in the Arab Middle East by drawing on the findings of empirical research to critique the paradigm of “neo‐patriarchy” defined by Sharabi and used uncritically by others....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the papers in the special issue. Design/methodology/approach – A general description of each paper in the special issue is provided. The introduction highlights the need for more research into the broad topic of the global elite. Findings...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an ethnographic account of a folk music venue from the perspective of a participant observer. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on a classic thick description, describing the central participants in a performance and the operation...