Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish the strongly entrenched connection between hegemonic masculinity and participation in full‐time employment. It subsequently examines the extent to which male flexible workers in local government represent a challenge to this orthodoxy....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the paper “Restructuring workplace cultures: the ultimate work‐family challenge?” is published in Women in Management Review , Vol. 16 No. 1, 2001, pp. 21‐9. Design/methodology/approach – The impact of the paper is considered...

Purpose – A key challenge facing organizations today is sustainability in economic, environmental, and social arenas. The purpose of this paper is to examine flexible work arrangements (FWAs) a source of social sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing from theoretical...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use a competency‐based model to explore empirically the factors that influence the suitability of different flexible work arrangements (FWAs) in organizations and investigate whether these FWAs match the preferences of unemployed women, whom the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the glass ceiling exists in organisations located in Durban. The study specifically concentrated on the barriers to the upward mobility of women, based on constructs such as social roles, personal characteristics and situational...

This article looks at the retail industry's obligation to provide late opening hours, seven days a week and, in some instances, 24/7. Assesses the affects on employees’ working patterns, childcare issues and whether these obligations have a positive or negative effect on the business....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the benefits of flexitime amongst users and non‐users, and determine what flexitime is used for by employees using a gender perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The study consisted of interviews of 30 employees of a New Zealand...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a more integrative and inclusive conceptualisation of reflexivity as a way of identifying, understanding and managing some of the risks associated with reflexivity's potentially solipsistic “inward turn”. Design/methodology/approach – The...