Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how women in senior management draw on discourses of merit and … particular focus on how women explain possible experiences of disadvantage and the extent to which they see such experiences as … gendered. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on an Australian study of women leaders in the private and …

the attitudes of women retail senior managers and directors towards their career and non‐work lives. It provides a … critical analysis of the main tenets of preference theory and evaluates the extent to which women have “free choice” in their … careers. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative methodology consisting of 13 in‐depth interviews with women at senior …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that constrain women petty traders' access to microcredit … paper is based on in‐depth interviews with women micro‐entrepreneurs drawn from a convenience sample of 20 petty traders in … constraints – internal, socio‐cultural and policy induced – as the key moderating influences on women petty traders' ability …

findings alert women about the importance of career preparation (role investment), such as graduate education and international … experience, key credentials to executive‐level advancement. Women executives are also encouraged to seek clarification about … warranted. Finally, the preponderance of studies about women's career experiences are based on American samples and/or sectors …

managers' perceptions of their organizations in relation to women's career progression. Design/methodology/approach – The … organizational culture, practices, and networks, while mentoring and tokenism were shown to be less critical. In addition, the women … appreciation of the implicit barriers to women's career development and retention, will help organizations engage with the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight gendered media constructions which discourage women's acceptability … newspapers, government web sites, worldwide web relating to the UK 2010 government election, women MPs and in particular … representations of Harriet Harman and Theresa May. Findings – Media constructions of UK women political leaders are gendered and …

law. Findings – In spite of its limitations and the wide pay gap that still exists between men and women, many female … workers have benefited from Ontario's progressive Pay Equity Act. In targeting the discriminatory aspect of women's work … evaluations, the Act has resulted in pay increases for thousands of women, especially in the public sector. Practical implications …

Purpose – Labeling women as risk‐averse limits the positive benefits both women and organizations can gain from their … risk taking. The purpose of this paper is to explore women's risk taking and reasons for stereotype persistence in order to … inform human resource practice and women's career development. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on literature …

“inclusive” model of leadership. Findings – Statistics regarding the intransigence in progress in the representation of women …

the careers of women managers during the last 25 years, a time period that has been transformational in many ways for UK … indicate that progress of women in retail management positions has been slow and they are still under‐represented at senior … levels of UK companies. Barriers to women's ascension to senior management positions persist, and can be broadly related to …