Purpose–This collection seeks to examine the various challenges women face in advancing
their careers. Design/methodology/approach–In the mid‐1980s, the phrase “glass ceiling” …

In this chapter we highlight the compound effect of gender, age and seniority in determining
the success of career women by presenting evidence and developing an argument for a …

Women have made enormous progress in many countries in obtaining a greater share of
professional and management jobs. The data show the significant role played by education …

Purpose–First, this paper aims to demonstrate that there are specific obstacles to the
progression of women to top positions. Second, it aims to give advice to individual women …

The article discusses career progression patterns for women in today's organizations. The"
glass ceiling," defined by the US Department of Labor as the composite of artificial barriers …

During the past two decades, dramatic increases in the numbers of women entering the
workforce and pursuing professional and managerial careers have had a major impact on …

Women Executives: Breaking Down Barriers? Page 1 Women Executives: Breaking Down
Barriers? J. Benjamin Forbes, James E. Piercy, and Thomas L. Hayes J. Benjamin Forbes is a …

Explores how women managers construct their career paths, how they negotiate the
demands of their professional and personal lives, and how being a woman impacts career …

Two years have passed since I last reviewed from the perspective of a practitioner. That
book was also edited by Ronald Burke and the emphasis was on “advancing” women's …

In this article we assess the extant literature on women's careers appearing in selected
career, management and psychology journals from 1990 to the present to determine what is …