... and places the articles in context. Findings A researcher from an American university investigated how the makeup of non-profit boards, particularly the representation of women and people of color, impacts the gender and race of their chief executive officers (CEOs). It found that, while a diverse board...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Researchers from India have constructed a scale to measure organizational stress among women workers in the garment industry. The scale was found to be reliable and valid for the purpose. The analysis identified the main causes of stress as job-related stress...

... and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Women Work-life balance Management Female executives Feminist researchers in Quebec, Canada, examined both the invisible and visible dimensions of work done by 51 Canadian...

... and places the articles in context. Findings The study surveyed 1611 Qatar residents, to ascertain their attitudes to men and women's roles, both at home and in wider society. Insights transpired that women here have gained autonomy in greater access to education, and in financial control, yet...

... in context. Findings: A study of female healthcare workers in India showed they experienced higher work interference on personal life (WIPL) than personal life interference on work (PLIW). But the results also showed that women with higher support from employers, families and colleagues experienced lower...

... by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Burnout Resilience Women Support Work-life conflict Caregiver An increasingly...

... Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how female expatriates mobilize couples’ dual-career coordination strategic choices to achieve their own and their partners’ desired career goals. Design/methodology/approach The researcher initially contacted 45 expatriate women in heterosexual...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Despite increasing gender equality at home and in the workplace, there remains a satisfaction gap in terms of work-life balance, with women continuing to perform the greater share of childcare and home responsibilities as well as taking on paid employment...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Increasingly, women are partaking in the workforce, such that traditional roles of male breadwinner and female homemaker are disappearing. However, in a patriarchal system, such as that in Nigeria, there is a strong culture of male dominance and women being...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on how organizationally ingrained career inequality obstructs the ability of women to gain equal pay and career-development opportunities compared to their male counterparts in a Norwegian professional service firm...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Does ambition differ between men and women? This question is fraught with danger on so many levels, and perhaps as a result it remains rather a taboo issue. The traditional, patriarchal “Mad Men” view is that men are more ambitious than women and more...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Gender influences expectations in the workplace. This is particularly true when female employees are managed by women. Various expectations can be ascertained and organized into three overlapping themes. In essence, women employees expect women managers...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Women have made great advances in leadership roles over the past decade; however, there are still many challenges to be faced and overcome before there is equality with men. The labyrinth metaphor is a useful one, as it represents the challenges...

... Purpose There are assumptions in gender-related media research that increased female status would be accompanied by more and better representation of women. There are also expectations that an increase in the number of women working in the news media will increase the positive representation...

... with the weighting system, contributes to undervaluation of clerks’ jobs, predominantly held by women. The authors also highlight the main recommendations of the guide to prevent gender bias in job evaluation, that are derived from this case study, among others. The authors conclude on the difficulties...

...Sharon De Mascia Purpose – Examines some of the reasons women remain under-represented at the top of organizations, despite developments in management thinking that appear to reward areas where women traditionally excel. Design/methodology/approach – Looks at some of the research...

...Heather L Jeffrey; Esme Beswick; Jessica Meade Purpose – Looks at the barriers that prevent women achieving equality in the workplace and examines how they may be overcome. Design/methodology/approach – Argues that there are two potentially important barriers to creating a more inclusive...

... has been making it continuously since 1967, and has now delivered more than 8,000 planes. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Women Engineering Equal opportunities You can see them at airports across the world; the Airbus A320 and its US competitor, the Boeing 737...

... Purpose – The paper aims to describe how HSBC is supporting women’s progression, rather than simply focusing on developing females into senior roles, in an attempt to increase the proportion of women at the top of the company. Design/methodology/approach – It examines the background...

...Sharon Pande Purpose – This paper aims to observe how the Catalyst Energy college of engineering for women has played a significant role in helping to train women in fields such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and power production and so overcome a shortage of qualified women...