Purpose – Men and women are now being admitted to membership of the major UK professional accountancy bodies in … approximately equal numbers. This trend has focused attention on the ways in which professional accountants combine careers and … family life, particularly when women have children. Recognising the limitations inherent in the widely‐used term “work …

in an empirical research study concerned with the career choices of women professional accountants. Design … stories of career told by 13 women chartered accountants. Multiple meanings for the oft‐reported categories for leaving public … develop alternative human resources policies and practices in an effort to retain women accountants and by the profession in …

psychological well‐being. Data were collected from 251 women using anonymous questionnaires. Managerial women reporting …

emotional wellbeing. Data were collected from a diverse sample of 161 women chartered accountants (CAs) using questionnaires … completed anonymously. Women CAs with more employment gaps were older, more likely to be married, had more children if married …, and worked fewer hours and extra hours per week. Women with more employment gaps also reported less satisfaction, less job …