TY - JOUR AB - Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.Findings Scope exists for women executives to challenge the prevailing gender inequality within the machista culture in Mexico. Approaches based on sameness and difference can inspire greater equality in the short term but in reality help preserve essentialist notions of gender. A more profound strategy is advocated as means to address the gender binary that provides the foundation for inequality.Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations.Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. VL - 26 IS - 1 SN - 0967-0734 DO - 10.1108/HRMID-12-2017-0183 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-12-2017-0183 PY - 2018 Y1 - 2018/01/01 TI - Challenging workplace inequality: Strategies to transform gender perceptions in a machista culture T2 - Human Resource Management International Digest PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 20 EP - 22 Y2 - 2024/04/26 ER -