Women in Management Review: Volume 3 Issue 1
Table of contents
Miles Better— Health Services Manager wins MBA Scholarship
Alison BainesJanice Miles, Operational Services Manager of St John's Hospital, Aylesbury Vale Health Authority, is the first winner of the International Management College from Buckingham MBA…
Can We Transform Part‐Time Work?
Jane PhillipsPart‐time work is a ghetto for women, a blessing for employers. As a route back to work for women after a career break, it is associated with returning to lower‐status jobs and…
What Exactly Are The Differences in Male and Female Working Styles?
Susan VinnicombeWomen have different managerial styles than men: they are more co‐operative, prefer creative involvement to administrative disengagement and are personal rather than detached … or…
How Wise Are We?: Should we encourage more women to become engineers?
Peggy NewtonSince the 1970s there has been a variety of initiatives encouraging women to become engineers, and the proportion of women entering degree level courses in engineering is rising…
Can We use Equal Opportunities Laws More Effectively?
It has been apparent to women in the UK for a long time that the equality legislation of the mid‐seventies is an inadequate remedy to sexual discrimination. Only half of equal pay…
How can Isolated ‘Professionelles’ get in Touch
The use of networks for women's career development is well recognized, but many are organized on occupational or organizational lines, so women who are initially isolated from…
Does military service help women into management?
Teddy WeinshallWomen's collaborative, nurturing management styles are often seen as non‐managerial where an authoritarian, militaristic approach is the dominant style, as authors like Judi…