... within societal changes in the size of this deficit over time. This paper uses an institutional lens to assess women leadership in Lebanon, a country in the Arab Middle East. Women in Lebanon enjoy wide social freedoms and they are perceived to be more emancipated (Jamali et al., 2005). Yet...

... the Middle East, particularly within the emerging Arabian Gulf economy, putting in context explanatory propositions expanding the Western view of career theory and applying it to the environment of a rapidly changing society. Design/methodology/approach – This research uses a conceptual analysis...

... in women's career development. Originality/value The value of this paper is two‐fold. First, it contributes to the previously under‐researched topic of the careers of Arab women managers. Second, it emphasizes the importance of societal context when studying women's careers in the Middle East...

... exploration of careers in the Middle East. It draws on articles included in two special issues on career development in the Middle East published in Career Development International, and demonstrates how careers are intertwined with history, politics, organisational practices and structures as well...