Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review and analyse current research in the field of women leadership. It … the emergence of women leaders is addressed. Attention is then switched to France to determine whether this country is in … graduates of the 21st century's international business schools, although progress is painstakingly slow. Concerning women …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the paradox that represents a shortage of women in management and … senior leadership positions around the world, while research has consistently shown that having women in positions of … of four key streams of cross-cultural research on gender – women in international management, anthropology and gender …

Purpose There is still a lack of understanding why there is little progress when it comes to women seeking and …

Women’s career development does not simply lag behind that of men, but may proceed in a completely different manner …, and yet, to date, only a few career models attempt to incorporate women’s varying life experiences. Indeed, the … is no single typical working pattern for modern women. It is clear that while traditional male career development models …

This paper reports on the views that women academics have about their career prospects, equal opportunities and the … equal opportunities policies and gender monitoring systems in place. However, very few women have progressed into senior … story. Some of the women we interviewed reported that they had opted to put their careers on hold because of domestic and …

for career success. Women and minorities, however, do not have the large, strong, dense networks that white males have … resources) as a means of strengthening women and minority networks. It discusses how Web pages, e‐mail, chat rooms, and other …

While women have continued to increase their representation in the paid workforce, their representation in the most … senior ranks of management in Australia remains very low. In this paper, the backgrounds and experiences of women board … nomination and selection to boards. It seems that these “successful” women have overcome the resistance to including women on …

Few studies have delved into career management issues of women on foreign assignments, especially compared to male …. There was also a tentative indication that women may regard their expatriation as a less useful career move than men …

This paper focuses on the professional women, who work in high status jobs, such as system analysts and computer … programming, in Turkey. It aims to explain their high share in the sector and the various coping strategies employed by the women … as a response to the demands of their work. The findings of the research illustrate that these women appear to be young …