...Lisa Rosen; Shannon Scott; Bek Urban; Darian Poe; Roshni Shukla; Shazia Ahmed Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experiences of working mothers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and assess their perceptions of the types of training opportunities that would help...

...Barbara Jayne Orser; Catherine Jane Elliott Purpose This study aims to problematize how gender is enacted within entrepreneurship education and training (EET). Design/methodology/approach Using a social feminist lens, this study advances principles, a conceptual framework, assessment criteria...

...Hitendra Pillay; Megan Tones; Kathy Kelly Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the patterns of transitional employment (TE) aspirations and training and development (T&D) needs of women within local government. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative survey methodology...

...Eugenia Petridou; Niki Glaveli Purpose The purpose of this paper is to appraise rural women entrepreneurs, running co‐operatives in Greece. The paper seeks to examine the effects of training support on their entrepreneurial skills and attitudes, co‐operatives' viability and growth prospects...

...Beverly D. Metcalfe; Sandra Fielden; Aulikki Sippola Purpose This study aims to investigate the promotion of workplace multiculturalism via the use of a participative and empowerment‐based diversity training and development method. Design/methodology/approach A two‐year long qualitative...

... employment system changes, clearly segregated gender roles persist in the Japanese workplace with female employees reporting significantly lower self‐evaluations of their training‐received, future prospects and understanding of operations than their male counterparts. However, when female results...

...). This is based on a notion of the organisation as a “foundation of safety”, in return for loyalty, “obedience” and identifying their goals with the organisations. Commitment Management attitudes Training Values Women The “social ethic” in management practice Whyte (1956) described 40 years ago...

...Liz Willis; Jenny Daisley In answer to the recurring question “Why women‐only training?”, reports on an extensive survey of women’s views, both pre‐ and post‐ the authors’ participation in women‐only development. The results give quantifiable evidence of the value of women‐only development training...

.... Finds that there are significant gender differences associated with HBB operation, including reasons for HBB start‐up, life stage and age of operator, business assistance, and the perceived negative factors associated with HBB operation. Also notes that some training issues differ significantly...

... or isolated(also associated with tokenism), may induce blocks regarding delegation. Obviously, the inability to delegate work can cause excessive work overload. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Decision making Empowerment Management Mentoring Strategic planning Stress Training Women Management...

...‐time women in the branch banking system so that affirmative action programmes can be correctly focused. Makes a number of recommendations to address these problems. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Australia Banking Careers Equal opportunities Management Part‐time work Training Women...

...Martha A. Reavley; Thomas J. Naughton Reports on a study which sought to test the impact of gender‐based training experiences on selection decisions. Subjects evaluated the credentials of a job candidate for a management position. The training experiences of the three candidates were manipulated so...

... of Technology. The rationale for such programmes is that the maximization of all our human resources is essential, if we are to manage effectively in the changing world of the twentieth century. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Australia Careers Top management Women Training Research VOLUME 8 NUMBER 3...

... and professional development, was designed and validated by the University of Ulster. Twenty‐five unemployed women were selected each year to attend this one‐year training project, which was evaluated with respect to the following criteria – effectiveness in relation to employment, self‐employment or continuing...

...Teresa Shuttleworth Considers the position of women in the computing industry and the impact of new technology on women employed in information handling occupations. Examines the role of traditional attitudes to women,education and training, this is of particular importance as the computer industry...

... Equal opportunities Management education Training VOLUME 5 NUMBER 5 1990 A Management Course for Women Teachers Di Feather and Sheila Russell Bingley Grammar School and Bradford Local Education Authority, respectively This joint account describes the experience of setting up a course in one local...

.... The majority of women interviewed were utilising skills acquired from further and higher education,training and employment. To meet the challenge of the 1990s, the needs of women for education, training and a greater share of resources must be recognised. Women in the UK receive more support than women in some...

.... This, and a variety of other topics were among those addressed at a recent conference, “Harnessing the Female Resource”, and forms the basis of this article. The article aims to further the training and development of women and is directed at anyone who has influence in this field‐women themselves, teachers, career...

... of popular myth. Violence at work is a people problem. The Trust′s work includes research, publicity and the organisation of workplace training. The core of training is twofold: psychological(dealing with anxiety, attitudes and assertiveness) and practical(dealing with avoidance, anticipation and appropriate...