Purpose - This paper investigates the perceptions of female middle-level managers in relation to the influence role models have on their career progression in order to more fully comprehend the under-representation of women at the highest organisational levels. Methodology/Approach - This paper...

This paper analyzes the link between the subject choices of German students in upper secondary school and teacher gender when these choices are taken. Our results corroborate the hypothesis that teacher gender matters in this regard, and they indicate that girls respond more strongly than boys...

Women continue to be underrepresented in STEM occupations (science, technology, engineering, and math). Based on a survey among secondary school students in Vienna, we show, for instance, that girls’ career aspirations, interests, and self-assessed skills in STEM fields are related to gender...