...Noora Lari; Mohammad Al-Ansari; Engi El-Maghraby Purpose In patriarchal settings, cultural barriers continue to influence women’s participation in positions of leadership and political authority. This paper aims to explore these findings in light of the theoretical concepts of “hegemonic...

..., the power associated with them, and about their experiences in occupying them. The author considers the nature of women’s experiences of occupying positions which in terms of their hierarchical location would be considered “powerful” and argues that women as senior managers present a challenge both...