... to and through the members of these ERGs demonstrates how they are structured and function as communities of practice, producing knowledge across critical areas of learning and professional development. Workplace Learning Qualitative Career development Social groups Equal opportunities...

... Recruitment Selection Training Career development Scotland Harris (2018) suggests there is an assumption that Scotland fares better in terms of race equality than England, a concept referred to as “Scottish exceptionalism”. He argues not only is there limited research into race equality...

...Amit Gupta; Pushpendra Priyadarshi Purpose There is dearth of research pertaining to how persons with disability (PWDs) view their career and the issues they face in career development; past studies highlight either the organizational initiatives or individual factors in this regard. The present...

... faculty completed the survey, representing a 42 percent response rate. In total, 78 of those responding (39 percent) indicated that they were STEM faculty. Gender Organizational culture Higher education Career development Sciences Diversification In the sections that follow, we detail what...

... in France. Participants answered a questionnaire, including images to choose from to best describe how they perceived their own career development. Findings The results indicate that a female career is closely associated with work-life balance by both women and men. Also, women acknowledge three times...

..., A. (2010), “ Modes of engagement: migration, self-initiated expatriation, and career development ”, Career Development International , Vol. 15 No. 4 , pp. 338 - 358 . Al Ariss, A. and Crowley-Henry, M. (2013...

... Work identity Career development The transition to young adulthood is a pivotal period when people make decisions about key life events, such as work, marriage, and family (Crimmins et al., 1991). A large body of research illustrates how these choices are highly gendered (e.g. Eccles...

... Diversification Discrimination Ethnic minorities Career development Job satisfaction Cultural diversity Minority employees Job turnover Turnover intention Job satisfaction Due to global migration patterns, the cultural composition of many western societies has changed. For instance...

... was an EU-funded programme to promote equality. [3] Association Francophone de Gestion des Ressources Humaines (AGRH). Gender Work identity Career development Business schools Ethnic minorities Academic staff For many of my female diversity colleagues, quite on the contrary...

... might exclude themselves from running for office due to their previous experiences with weight-based discrimination. Women Discrimination Career development Equal opportunities When knowing little or nothing else about someone, people often apply stereotypes or heuristics that are based...

... Sciences Engineering Technology Social theories Career development Science, engineering and technology (SET) are still male‐dominated areas, although women have initially played fundamental roles in helping to develop some sectors, e.g. computer science. Interestingly, when the status...

... career and identity development, scholarship on the relationship between career development and sexual identity has steadily grown over the last two decades or so (Anderson et al., 2001 ; Boatwright et al., 1996 ; Burnett, 2010 ; Chung and Harmon, 1994 ; Fassinger, 1996 ; Hook...

... of diversity, career identity and career development of professionals in this field. Findings HRM issues such as new competencies and differing approaches to career development options, talent retention and management, and a change of the notion of employment contract need to develop to successfully...

... opportunities Education Career development Sisters of the Academy (SOTA) and the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) held “The Women of Color in the Academy” Conference on October 22, 2010 at the university's campus located in historic Montgomery...

... and Poggio, 2001, p. 248). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Australia Finance Banking Gender Women Career development Australia In 2008, the percentage of women in management and leadership roles in the Australian finance sector ceased increasing and dropped below...

... was adopted to understand the perceived influence and active involvement of social capital factors in retail career development at senior levels. Findings Men and women were equally aware of the importance of accumulating social capital factors for career development purposes, although they considered...

...Gillian Maxwell Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse how formal mentoring programmes may enhance female mentees' career development, particularly in a case study of a major high street bank. Design/methodology/approach Empirical case study work, from mentees' and mentors' points...

.... Sharlene Dyer can be contacted at: sharlene.dyer@newcastle.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Australian aboriginals Career development Employment Equal opportunities Ethnic minorities Australia In 2001, the life expectancy of indigenous people was estimated...

...). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Women Career development Sex and gender issues Women executives Organizations have long been recognized as a key location for the production and reproduction of gender inequalities within society (Connell, 1987 , 1990 ; Alvesson...

...Ruth Bridgstock Glenice J.   Wood . Sixteen Australian Managers Ten Years On: Rhetoric and Realities . Heidelberg, Australia : Heidelberg Press   2007 . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Gender Australia Career development The premise...