Table of contents - Special Issue: Beyond the glass ceiling and metaphors
Guest Editors: Adelina Broadbridge
Women face a labyrinth: an examination of metaphors for women leaders
Linda L. Carli, Alice H. EaglyThe purpose of this paper is to explore the most common general metaphors for women’s leadership: the glass ceiling, sticky floor and the labyrinth. The authors discuss the…
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Respectable femininity: a significant panel of glass ceiling for career women
Nighat AnsariThis study aims to explicate the role of “respectable femininity” norms in the work lives of professional women and investigate the extent to which they impact female career…
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A better career environment for women: developing a blueprint for individuals and organisations
Viki Holton, Fiona Elsa DentThe 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 for how…
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The Teflon effect: when the glass slipper meets merit
Ruth Simpson, Savita KumraThis paper aims to draw on Ashcraft’s (2013) metaphor of the “glass slipper” (which highlights the need for alignment between occupational identity and embodied social identities…
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ISSN:
1754-2413e-ISSN:
1754-2421ISSN-L:
1754-2413Renamed from:
Women in Management ReviewOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Dr Adelina Broadbridge