... tested through a series of hierarchical regression analyses on the data collected from 394 female respondents who are having their first year in law enforcement. Findings Both male and female gender roles were positively related to the life satisfaction levels of women working in law enforcement...

... frequent internal committee meetings and less frequent board of directors’ meetings after the introduction of the law. This confirms that the regulation re-prioritizes work in internal committees, thanks to women effort, capacity to resolution and use of skills. Originality/value This research provides...

...Davide de Gennaro; Francesca Loia; Gabriella Piscopo Purpose The sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people globally, and it has exacerbated the existing gender inequalities that have affected women. The purpose of this study is to understand the perceptions of women...

...Rusmir Cimirotić; Verena Duller; Birgit Feldbauer-Durstmüller; Bernhard Gärtner; Martin R.W. Hiebl Purpose Although the number of women working in management accounting has increased, the percentage of female executives in this area remains low. Previous studies examining the underrepresentation...

... was used to examine the gender diversity–firm financial performance relationship in an unbalanced panel of 918 Italian listed companies during the years 2011-2014. Findings Gender diversity, as measured by the percentage of women on a board and by the Blau and the Shannon indices, has a positive...

...John O. Okpara; E.M. Siringi Purpose The purpose of this study is to focus on women small and medium enterprises (WSMEs) financed by Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) for poverty alleviation in Kakamega District‐Kenya. Design/methodology/approach The study utilized cross‐sectional data from...

...John O. Okpara; Daphne Halkias; Chinedum Nwajiuba; Nicholas Harkiolakis; Sylva M. Caracatsanis Purpose This study seeks to examine the business and social profiles of 67 women entrepreneurs in three regions of Nigeria in order to identify patterns of entrepreneurship and social and economic...

...Julia Brandl; Wolfgang Mayrhofer; Astrid Reichel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze how differences in strategic integration between women and men in HR director positions vary in an international comparison and particularly how gender‐egalitarian cultural values influence the level...