...Debra Parkinson; Alyssa Duncan; Frank Archer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand what (if any) actual and perceived barriers exist for women to take on fire and emergency management leadership roles within the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, Australia...

... on deserved salary were higher than those expressed in Australia. In addition, in both countries' students from higher ranking universities expected higher salaries and believed they deserved a higher salary. Research limitations/implications The sample is restricted to University business students...

... by 243 women from all levels of management, mostly in Australia. An expanded 38‐item CPS was administered to another sample of women (n=307). Findings Analyses of data from both studies yielded a four factor model of attitudes to glass ceilings: resilience, acceptance, resignation and denial...

... these roles are attainable. A survey was administered to female and male managers in Malaysia and in Australia. Findings The findings indicate that women in two countries studied still have significant responsibilities for performing family duties, and bringing up children. In particular, the Malaysian...

... of men preferred formal accreditation and qualifications to be optional – more interested in maintaining currency of their expertise. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Employment Women Local government Training Australia Global demographic trends depict an ageing population...

..., Australia and Japan; while the developing countries are Malaysia, the Philippines and China. Findings There are variations in the achievement indicator in terms of percentage of female parliamentarians in the two groups of countries. Reasons for variations are explained. Research limitations...

...Glenice J. Wood; Marilyn J. Davidson Purpose Research in indigenous small business entrepreneurship in Australia is sparse. This paper aims to provide a review of the available literature culminating in a comprehensive model of characteristics, motivations and potential barriers to entrepreneurial...

... 2011 Australia Students Workplace Gender Communication Managers Both academic research in linguistics (Brenner et al., 1989 ; Cameron, 2005 ; Eagly et al., 1992 ; Mulac and Bradac, 1995 ; Tannen, 1994 ; Thimm et al., 2005) and popular management...

... discourses of “special contribution” with the reality of their lives whilst keeping intact the concepts of equality and meritocracy to which they strongly adhere. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Women Senior managers Employee attitudes Leadership Australia On balance, women...

.... The interviews took one hour, and explored the following issues: Glenice J. Wood can be contacted at: glen.wood@ballarat.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Women Managers Career development Organizational culture Australia The numbers of women in senior management...

... study (Barrett, 2004) investigated whether a group of organizationally very senior women managers in Australia valued masculine, feminine or mixed, “adaptive” communication strategies for a specific set of workplace dilemmas, and to what extent their perceptions of the strategies' effectiveness...

... the firm. Yvonne Brunetto can be contacted at: y.bruntto@griffith.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Women Entrepreneurs Social capital Social networks Small to medium‐sized enterprises Australia Female entrepreneurs own or manage approximately a third of all small...

... to this orthodoxy. Design/methodology/approach The paper reports on findings from interviews with 12 men and 13 women undertaking flexible work in a local government authority in Australia. Findings It was found that while two of the male flexible workers articulate alternative discourses of masculine...

.... The paper also examines the factors such as national culture, gender stereotypes and leadership, work and family conflict, mentoring and informal networks that impact on the career progression of women academics in two different cultural settings, namely Mauritius and Australia. Design/methodology...

.... Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 98 early career women in Australia using anonymously completed questionnaires. Five organizational practices combined into a composite measure were considered; top management support and intervention, policies and resources, use of gender in human...

...Leonie V. Still; Elizabeth A. Walker Purpose To conduct the first national study in Australia of women in small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises, and to develop a profile of the self‐employed woman and her business to serve as a benchmark for follow‐up research. Design/methodology/approach...

...Leonie V. Still Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the current representational position of women in leadership in Australia, using management and board appointments as the relevant domains. Design/methodology/approach Uses past and current official government statistics...

...Betsy Blunsdon; Ken Reed; Nicola McNeil Purpose The broad aim of this paper is to investigate whether managers in Australia allocate their time differently than other occupational groups, and the impact gender and life situation (using marital status and presence or absence of dependent children...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Gender Equality Australia Working together to promote gender equality in Australia Keywords: Gender, Equality, Australia As we celebrate International Women’s Day and the progress women’s rights have made, we need...

... in expressing opinions. The study's theoretical and practical implications and some limitations are discussed, together with topics for further research. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Women workers Gender Communication Information strategy Australia Participants were asked...