Purpose Women are under-represented in senior positions across the world, and this paper aims to explore the impact of … wasta on women’s careers in the Arab Gulf States. This paper has two main objectives: to understand the phenomenon of wasta … and how it manifests itself within public organisations in the Gulf region; and to examine how wasta is impacting on women …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the most common general metaphors for women’s leadership: the glass … characterizing women’s current situation as leaders. Design/methodology/approach In addition to reviewing the literature on the … status of women leaders, the authors also discuss recent research on the power of metaphor to illustrate concepts and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the expectations women have of their women managers and/or women …/methodology/approach Building on a first phase of research using narrative inquiry into the lived experiences of women managing and/or being managed … by women, workshops were held with 13 participants to explore their relationship expectations of women managers and …

paper aims to explore the exploitation of women’s aesthetic labour in the Chinese airline industry and the underlying causes … project which aimed to explore women’s experiences of work-family conflict and their career aspirations in the Chinese airline … aesthetic labour in Chinese airlines is demanded from women but not men. It highlights that gendered aesthetic labour is …

entrepreneurial motives of women (vs men) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This study shows that education has a more … positive effect on women’s entrepreneurial motives compared with men. On the other hand, there is a greater positive effect of …-motivated entrepreneurship by men. Yet, it has no significant effect on women’s entrepreneurial motives. Design/methodology/approach This study …

to these work and well-being outcomes. Research limitations/implications – Recent writing on women in organizations has … raised the question of can women “have it all”, a successful and demanding career and a satisfying home and family life. The … findings contribute to this debate. Practical implications – Suggestions for both women and organizations to facilitate career …

and to become independent. The socially constructed role of women in Turkey is the primary challenge faced by female …

more and better representation of women. There are also expectations that an increase in the number of women working in the … news media will increase the positive representation of women. The aim of this paper is to critique the representation of … women leaders and managers in the Nigerian press to assess the extent to which these factors have influenced the …