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 …

‐economic performance but not family factor. Lastly, the compilation of the mediation and moderation results revealed that SFT is more … non‐economic performance. However, it is not necessary to support family factor in improving endowments and changing their …

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 …

quantitative comparisons of women's beliefs about glass ceilings. Design/methodology/approach – A 34‐item version of the CPS was … completed by 243 women from all levels of management, mostly in Australia. An expanded 38‐item CPS was administered to another … sample of women ( n =307). Findings – Analyses of data from both studies yielded a four factor model of attitudes to glass …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how men and women sex stereotype managerial positions and how they … view women in managerial roles in Egypt and the USA, in order to provide meaningful cross‐cultural comparisons. Design …/methodology/approach – The study uses surveys that utilize the Schein descriptive index and the women as managers scale (WAMS) to compare …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the factors impacting successful Iranian women entrepreneurs. The …/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes interviews conducted with a sample of successful Iranian women entrepreneurs and examines the … traditions of Iranian society are barriers successful Iranian women entrepreneurs had to overcome. The possession of personal …