Who needs gender research and what is its role in the twenty‐first century? A personal reflection

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to consider the following questions: who needs gender? Can there possibly be any intelligence left to share? What is the role of gender researchers in 2010 and in the twenty‐first century?

Design/methodology/approach

This reflective piece considers these issues against the author's own personal experience as Gender in Management's Regional Editor: Australasia, as the Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner in the New Zealand, as an occasional gender researcher, and as a woman.

Findings

Gender in Management has, and continues to act, as a catalyst for authentic, lived collegiality among its networks.

Originality/value

The paper offers insights into some of the big questions which spill out from commemorating 25 years of publication for Gender in Management, previously Women in Management Review.

Citation

McGregor, J. (2010), "Who needs gender research and what is its role in the twenty‐first century? A personal reflection", Gender in Management, Vol. 25 No. 4, pp. 269-274. https://doi.org/10.1108/17542411011048146