... equity in two ways: by women’s integration and participation on BD and the NRC. Top management Pay equity Corporate governance Sustainable finance Glass ceiling G32 G35 G38 J16 J31 Despite pressure on firms from regulations, the quest for management diversity and the public...

...Susanna Bairoh Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand how executives in technology companies relate to targets for gender equality, especially pertaining to top management. Design/methodology/approach The study draws on 19 interviews of CEOs, senior line managers and HR directors...

...Jorge Moreno-Gómez; Esteban Lafuente; Yancy Vaillant Purpose This paper aims to investigate how gender diversity in top management – i.e. boardroom and top management positions – affects business performance among Colombian public businesses. Design/methodology/approach Building on the upper...

...Gary N. Powell; D. Anthony Butterfield Data gathered by the authors from undergraduate and part‐time graduate business students in 1976‐1977 suggested that men were more likely than women to aspire to top management and that, consistent with traditional stereotypes of males and managers, a gender...

..., p. 263) argues the need to focus on the ways discourse strategies or: Language figures in the social practices that create and sustain male advantage in power and prestige. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Top management Identification Leadership Gender Myths Official...

... 2002 Top management Women Gender Career development Media Carelton (Carly) Fiorina’s appointment to head Hewlett‐Packard in July 1999, marked the first time a woman had been named to head a top 30 company in the USA. In the months that followed, US mass media and business press devoted...

... to men’s (Becker, 1991 cited in Hakim, 1996). © MCB UP Limited 2001 Surveyors Women Top management Equal opportunities There are currently approximately 6,500 women members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), forming just under 7 percent of a total membership...

... in the appointment process, and provided that the CEO was recently appointed and operated under a board of directors (see Table I). © MCB UP Limited 2000 Chief executives Women Selection Top management There have been many workplace changes, and yet the senior executive suite is still...

...Anita Ramgutty‐Wong A nationwide survey of Mauritian organisations and their managers disclosed the degree of representation of women in managerial ranks, and explored top management attitudes regarding women‐in‐management issues. Analysis revealed that, although only minimal stereotyping of women...

... other women in the workplace. © MCB UP Limited 2000 These categories are defined and discussed below. Table II shows the proportion of senior management women that make up each category. Top management Women Gender Equity High‐fliers Most literature and research on women...

... UP Limited 1998 Australia Equal opportunities Top management Universities Despite the widespread rhetoric that organisations seeking competitive advantage in increasingly unstable external environments require radical and new solutions (Aburdene and Naisbitt, 1992; Handy, 1991...

... a fee for attending a number of board meetings each year. The ratio of executive to non‐executive appointments for both surveys is almost 80 per cent to 20 per cent. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Career development Directors Success Top management United Kingdom Women 1 Helen Fletcher...

... and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)[ 2 ]. Many corporate directors are members of an “old boys” network and appear to have been cut out with a cookie cutter – they are male and white. The typical selection process is flawed[ 1 ]. Canada Directors Recruitment Top management Women © MCB UP...

... initiatives. These include moves to facilitate the combination of work and family responsibilities, particularly beneficial for women. These initiatives bode well for women′s career development generally, and particularly within the realms of senior management. Careers Flexibility Career development Top...

...Brigid Limerick; Eileen Heywood The representation of women in management hierarchies in Australia,as throughout the world, is increasing. However, women are still not reaching top management levels and face a variety of pressures, both internal and external, to the organization in which they work...

... and poorer psychological wellbeing. Offers implications for organizations and managerial women (and men). © MCB UP Limited 1992 Career development Top management Women WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT REVIEW Supporting the Career Aspirations of Managerial Women DESIRED DEVELOPMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES Carol...

... of University Teachers) Bulletin, Vol. 37 No. 1, January 1990. Wylie, A., "Everyday Attitudes, Practices Must Warm Chilly Climate", Gazette, 24 November 1989. 16 © MCB UP Limited 1992 Careers Gender Top management Women Academic staff Canada Discrimination ...

.... Studies from North America on women leaving senior jobs are reviewed. These support the suggestion that issues of culture are involved. Finally, a research project in this area is outlined, and an invitation made for people to contribute. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Research Careers Top management...