In the last decades, women’s role in the workforce has dramatically changed, though gender inequality persists and for … women, gender identity still prevails over work identity. It is important not to forget or diminish the historical role of … women in the labour market though and this book proposes a critical overview of the most recent historical research on women …

of globalization of women’s economic empowerment from the Global South to the Global North and critically examines the … practice of empowering low-income women, primarily migrant, indigenous and racialised women. The author argues that women … marginalisation of feminist economics that persists in the field of women’s economic empowerment. The book will be of interest to …

'This very impressive Handbook takes established research topics about women in management and treats them in fresh and … stimulate high quality research on women's experiences in work organizations. I recommend it highly.' - Jean M. Bartunek, Boston … facing women in business and management, the specific career and work-life issues of women in these fields, organizational …