Equal Opportunities International: Volume 16 Issue 5
Table of contents
The Sounds of Glass Breaking: Corporate Initiatives for Advancing Managerial Women
Ronald J. BurkeThe last ten years has demonstrated increased attention to women in management research (Davidson & Burke, 1994; Fagenson, 1993; Sekaran & Leong, 1992). We have a good…
Breaking Through: The Glass Ceiling Revisited
Bickley TownsendThe term “glass ceiling” was coined by two Wall Street Journal reporters in 1986 to describe the “invisible but impenetrable barrier between women and the executive suite.” In the…
Deloitte & Touche Takes an Integrated Approach to the Advancement of Women
Kathleen ChristieIn 1996,10 out of 24 people newly admitted to the Canadian partnership of Deloitte & Touche were women. In the last three years, retention of women at the senior manager level of…
Profiting from Diversity
Maria McAllisterWestpac has a broad strategy in place to address the issues of workplace diversity as they relate to people from non‐English speaking backgrounds, people with disabilities and…
Organizational Values, Work‐Family Issues and the ‘Bottom line’
Ronald J. BurkeOrganizations in the '90s are struggling to remain competitive in the face of increasing local and global challenges coupled with profound changes in the demographic make up of…