The barriers and enablers to career and leadership development: An exploration of women's stories in two work cultures

SE Mate, M McDonald, T Do - International Journal of Organizational …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to contrast how the relationship between career and
leadership development and workplace culture is experienced by women in two different …

A better career environment for women: developing a blueprint for individuals and organisations

V Holton, FE Dent - Gender in Management: An International Journal, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the findings from empirical research
conducted with women managers about their careers and to propose a template or blueprint …

Career progression among female academics: A comparative study of Australia and Mauritius

P Rani Thanacoody, T Bartram, M Barker… - Women in Management …, 2006 - emerald.com
Purpose–This paper aims to investigate the career experiences of female academics in a
Western and in an Indian cultural setting in order to gain an in‐depth understanding of the …

Women and leadership: Challenges and opportunities in Saudi higher education

JM Abalkhail - Career Development International, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine women managers' perceptions of forces
influencing their career progression to leadership positions in Saudi Arabian higher …

Exploring the interplay between gender, organizational context and career: A Sri Lankan perspective

W Dulini Anuvinda Fernando, L Cohen - Career Development …, 2011 - emerald.com
Purpose–This paper aims to explore how highly skilled women workers in Sri Lanka
navigate organizational contexts via different modes of engagement in pursuit of hierarchical …

Factors effecting career advancement of Indian women managers

S Datta, UA Agarwal - South Asian Journal of Business Studies, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose Reasons that have an effect on the continuity and career progression of women in
corporate India are complex. The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that have an …

How women traverse an upward journey in Indian industry: multiple case studies

S Chawla, RR Sharma - Gender in Management: An International …, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present multiple case studies of women in
leadership roles in India with a view to identifying inhibitors, facilitators and the strategies …

Women leaders in the workplace: perceptions of career barriers, facilitators and change

M Coleman - Irish Educational Studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Questions of gender equality pervade our culture, particularly in the world of work, where
about three quarters of leaders are men. This paper draws on 60 interviews with women in …

Women as leaders in male‐dominated sectors: A bifocal analysis of gendered organizational practices

W O'Brien, C Hanlon… - Gender, Work & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Women in male‐dominated sectors face significant challenges to progress their leadership
aspirations. While organizations have activated policies and practices that ostensibly assist …

Breaking through the glass wall: The experience of being a woman enterprise leader

NK Weidenfeller - Human Resource Development International, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This article describes the results of a phenomenological study undertaken to understand the
meaning of the experience of being a woman enterprise leader. The experience of women is …