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Maria Adamson is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Leadership Work and Organisations, Middlesex University Business School, London, UK. She is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, Middlesex University. Her research interests center on understanding gender inequality in professional work, gendered workplace identities and the application of feminist theories within the field of organization studies. She is Principal Investigator on the ESRC-funded research seminar series Gendered Inclusion in Contemporary Organizations 2015-2018.

Elisabeth K. Kelan is a Professor at the Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, UK. She is a Professor of Leadership and the Director of the Cranfield International Centre for Women Leaders, Cranfield School of Management. Her research focuses on women and leadership, generations in organizations, leadership and diversity and inclusion. She sits on the advisory board of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, a partnership initiative of UN Women and the UN Global Compact.

Patricia Lewis is a Reader in Management at Kent Business School, Canterbury, UK. She is a Reader in Management, University of Kent. Working in the area of Gender and Organization Studies, her current research involves critical use of the concept of post-feminism in understanding gendered organizational phenomena. She is Associate Editor of Gender, Work & Organization and is editing a special issue and a book (published by Routledge) on post-feminism and organizations.

Nick Rumens is a Professor at Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK. He is a Professor in Human Resource Management, University of Portsmouth. His research interests are lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) sexualities and genders in the workplace. He has published on LGBT sexualities and genders in top management journals, edited books and research monographs. Before his career in academia, Nick was senior HR professional within the public sector.

Martyna Slíwa is a Professor at Essex Business School, University of Essex, Essex, UK. She is a Professor of Management and Organization Studies at the University of Essex. Her research interests focus on language(s) and power in organizations, professional identities, professional mobility, intersectionality, and higher education.