representative secondary sources. Findings – The paper considers women professional and managerial employees in Sri Lanka, and … consider investments in childcare support and other flexible work options so that women continue to remain in their careers …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the multi-dimensionality of women managers’ turnover in the United Arab … survey was developed and administered to a convenience sample of 298 local women managers in both sectors. Descriptive … resource policies alone are incapable of retaining women in leadership. Limited sample size and convenience sampling method may …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the obstacles to women’s advancement in Saudi Arabia. The paper … addresses the question “what are women’s experiences of becoming leaders and what influences their leadership practice?” It does … challenges of women in Saudi. Design/methodology/approach The study contributes a consideration of the academic literature …

-makers in sport organizations need to be aware of the varied drivers of women’s positive experiences. Research limitations …/implications – This research contributes to an understanding of successful women’s careers, rather than focusing on barriers to success … supportive to women in a male-dominated industry. Originality/value – This research contributes to an understanding of successful …

concerning how men and women invest; consequently, it is felt that it is advisable for financial advisors to tailor their …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse empirically the impact of trade openness on women's development in … openness on women's development in Pakistan applying annual time‐series data for the period 1981 to 2007. Findings – The … results show a significant positive long‐term relationship between trade openness and women's development in Pakistan. The …

feminism; and to examine the degree to which women borrowers of the Grameen Bank are empowered to participate in familial … critically looks at the GB women borrowers' development through the Sixteen Decisions. Design/methodology/approach – The study … GB women borrowers' local counsel participation trend is increasing. This study still finds the gender equality issues …

holistic understanding of women's entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach – The paper builds on an existing framework …” are added to extend and mediate the “3Ms” and construct a “5M” framework to enable the study of women's entrepreneurship … of female entrepreneurs, which might have a larger impact on women than men. The meso/macro environment captures …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conceptually and empirically explore issues that explain why women … is on the situations women entrepreneurs face, and the strategies they adopt, to successfully fund their high …‐growth businesses with venture funding. Rather than looking for answers at the individual level (men v women), the authors focus on the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer an account of women business owners in the Middle East and North Africa …. Design/methodology/approach – This five‐country research study included face‐to‐face interviews with women entrepreneurs in … Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates. Findings – The findings revealed that the women surveyed were …