...Connie Zheng; Shazia Nauman; Nida Usman Jahangir Purpose This study explores the under-researched phenomenon of workplace bullying against women in male-dominated Pakistani society, highlighting its severe impacts and bridging the research gap on intersectional effects of gender and cultural...

... with a principal component analysis (PCA) aggregated variable, after unconditional quantile regressions in a multiple imputation background, was implemented. Findings Women report higher job satisfaction than men do. Women were significantly more satisfied than men for the middle levels of the job satisfaction...

... occupational roles are not considered “appropriate” for national women to pursue, especially if they are in the private sector (e.g. Farrell, 2008 ; Harry, 2007 ; Williams et al., 2013). This then provides some context for why, at this juncture, the gender equality gap – particularly in terms...

... of women and rural migrant workers in urban areas – the target groups for minimum wages. Findings The study finds that overall, minimum wages in China do have an adverse employment effect but the effect is statistically insignificant and quantitatively inconsequential. The adverse employment effects...

...Giuliana Parodi; Francesco Pastore; Catia Nicodemo; Raul Ramos Purpose The purpose of this paper is to quantify the wage gap between native and immigrant women in Spain, taking into account differences in their characteristics and the need to control for common support. If immigrant women...

...Ángeles Montoro‐Sánchez; Domingo Ribeiro Soriano; Helena Knörr Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide better understanding of women's career advancement to top management and their future aspirations to become entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach The paper's approach...

...Floro Ernesto Caroleo; Gianna Claudia Giannelli; Francesco Pastore Purpose This purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on vulnerability and discrimination among women, children and ethnic minorities. Design/methodology/approach The paper discusses the articles in the special...

...Stefanos K. Giannikis; Dimitrios M. Mihail Purpose A significant trend in the retail sector is women's over‐representation in part‐time work. Given the feminisation and adverse working conditions of part‐time employment, the purpose of this paper is to enhance understanding of the motivation...

...Michael Demoussis; Nicholas Giannakopoulos Purpose This paper investigates the employment dynamics of Greek married women. Design/methodology/approach Longitudinal/panel data for the period 1995‐2001 and dynamic discrete choice models are used for estimation purposes. Findings It is found...

... predominantly male (Figure 1). Across the states, young women are much more likely to be found pursuing traditionally female occupations than nontraditional fields. The magnitude of the enrollment disparities, as well as previous research and anecdotal evidence, raises questions about the role of discrimination...

...Yana van der Meulen Rodgers; Teresa Boyer; Günseli Berik; Cihan Bilginsoy Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the variations in the entry and exit of women apprentices in the USA, overall and by race/ethnicity, over the 1995‐2003 period. Also aims to examine how women's representation among new...

..., there is a dearth of empirical research which details the repatriation phase of female international managers, presumably because of their relative scarcity. Most research on women in international management has been conducted in the USA, with little attention given to this topic in other countries. Analysis...

...C.S. Venkata Ratnam; Harish C. Jain This paper on women in labour unions in India highlights the occupational segregation suffered by women in union structures. The authors explore and document the extent of female participation in trade unions in India. They suggest that less than 8 per cent...

...Sue Shaw; Mary Taylor; Irene Harris This paper uses the findings of a recent study of professional women returning to work after a career break. It critically examines their return to work following attendance of a European funded updating course, and evaluates the initiative in terms of job...

..., with its relatively high female labour force participation and few restrictions on discriminatory behaviour, Thailand’s chief diversity issue concerns the role of women in the labour market. Presents an empirical analysis of data concerning job openings for white‐collar positions. Focuses on the role...

... have more positive attitudes towards women working outside their homes than do older people. Men are less pro‐feminist in their attitudes than are women. Men and women disapprove of a woman working if preschool children suffer by her working. In addition to age and gender, the factors influencing...

...Ronald J. Burke; Carol A. McKeen Examines the relationship of employment gaps to measures of work outcomes and emotional wellbeing. Data were collected from a diverse sample of 792 managerial and professional women using questionnaires completed anonymously. Managerial women with more employment...

...Pierella Paci; Heather Joshi; Gerry Makepeace; Peter Dolton For nearly 20 years, equal treatment of men and women in the labour market has been enshrined in British law. This was due to the twin acts supporting this: the Equal Pay Act and the Sex Discrimination Act. There were amendments in 1983...

... and 1991 of three age groups of 1976 – the young, the prime‐aged, and older workers. Presents and analyses transition probabilities for each group, and contrasts the experience of men and women in terms of the incidence of low pay and its persistence. Also examines the previous locations within...

...A. Petraki Kottis; S. Dimelis Labour force participation and earnings functions of married and single women graduates of economics and business administration in Greece were fitted using probit and OLS analysis respectively. The probability to participate in the labour force for married women...