... positively contribute to human resources development in organisations, and that they may be considered a relevant practice in the move to promote women and gender diversity in organisations. Originality/value The findings reveal that, at their individual levels, these women may become agents of change...

...Yonjoo Cho; Sehoon Kim; Jieun You; Hanna Moon; Hyoyong Sung Purpose Global gender diversity and equality indexes have been developed to promote gender diversity and equality at the country level, but it is difficult to see how those indexes are applied to organizations on a daily basis...