Purpose – This paper seeks to identify the meanings associated with retirement for a longitudinal sample of women … women in their pre‐ and post‐retirement years. The data were coded using a grounded theory approach and typology … with changing contexts. Research limitations/implications – Women have a wide range of responses to their own retirement …

training and development (T&D) needs of women within local government. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative survey …. Findings – Mature‐aged women were very interested in continuous learning at work despite their limited formal education. Their …. Younger women were interested in undertaking university courses, while a minority were interested in blue collar occupations …

Purpose – The paper criticizes current directions in research on women and management. The purpose of this paper is to …” to study the processes and practices that (re)produce power differences between men and women in the organisations where … economy. The welfare state results in a “democratization of motherhood” that increases women's participation in the economy …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine subjective health among women managers and professionals during their … careers. Further, the role of work locus of control (WLC) for women managers' health is analyzed in a longitudinal perspective …. Design/methodology/approach – This is a follow‐up study among 38 women managers and professionals who participated in an …

and life satisfaction of working women in India. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 300 women are studied – 100 each … in the working women, home‐based working women, and homemakers categories – using the following scales: socio economic …‐based working women are the least stressed, most well adjusted, and the most satisfied with their careers among the groups studied …

gender in four aspects. First, this research provides new evidence to reinforce the existing gender literature that women are … having women on corporate boards and the positive outcomes that are associated with it, thereby serving as an encouraging …

women aspiring to CEO positions and firms wishing to promote women should monitor board composition to ensure female … representation. Other steps that the firm may take to promote women to this position (such as looking outside the firm) have an …

implications – The findings alert university educators about the importance of helping women develop high‐order knowledge and … need to design and implement special mentoring and training programs for women with the aim of enriching their specific … management knowledge. This study also suggests that women may increase their chance of developing strategic knowledge by …