Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions and realities regarding
professional advancement following motherhood. Results show great conflict between work …

Purpose–This study aims to assess whether differences exist in the barriers reported by, and
in the person‐and situation‐centred factors related to the managerial advancement of …

How does job context influence employers' views of mothers as workers? Drawing on 51 in-
depth interviews with employers in the finance and business service sectors of Hungary, the …

Purpose–After many years of equal opportunities legislation, motherhood still limits womens'
career progress even in a feminized occupation such as nursing. While the effect of …

The number of women in the workforce is steadily growing (Labour Canada 1990;
Offermann and Gowing 1990), especially in the traditionally male professions. Between …

Purpose–This paper aims to explore how mid‐career professional mothers perceive
themselves in relation to their work and family roles, how they experience these roles, how …

This study explores the lived career experiences of women managers with children in
Sweden. Drawing on existing theory on flexible careers which proposes that multiple …

This study investigated the impact of gender, the gender-related self-concept (agency and
communion), and the timing of parenthood on objective career success of 1,015 highly …

Purpose The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to investigate anticipated and
real career decisions made by two cohorts of professional women in the UK at differing …

The influx of women into the workforce has affected dramatically traditional roles and
responsibilities within the family. While the family struggles to meet new demands …