Equal Opportunities International: Volume 23 Issue 7/8

Back to organizational socialization: building a case for the advancement of women in organizations

Eileen Kwesiga, Myrtle P. Bell

Although organizational socialization is a powerful phenomenon with numerous long lasting effects on employees, many organizations and employees weather the experience…

Does the engineering culture in UK higher education advance women’s careers?

A. Powell, B. Bagilhole, A. Dainty, R. Neale

Current research suggests that increases in the number of women studying engineering and related courses have not been matched by a similar increase in women engineering…

Advancing women’s careers: what can we learn from co‐principals’ stories?

Marian Court

This article draws on longitudinal research into the establishment of co‐principalships. It discusses this innovative approach to school management in relation to women’s…

Advancing women’s leadership in academe: new directions for research and HRD practice

Kecia M. Thomas, Laura Bierema, Harriet Landau

Women are underrepresented in the leadership ranks across society. Research and the development of strategies to assist corporate women in breaking the glass ceiling is frequent…

The entrepreneurial woman’s career model: current research and a typological framework

Dorothy Perrin Moore

The Center for Women’s Business Research estimates women are now the majority owners in 6.7 million privately held businesses in the United States and equal owners in another 4.0…