Women in Management Review: Volume 3 Issue 4

Realizing your assets

Marjorie Lazaro

Six months into a new business is perhaps a little early to be looking back, but a retrospective glance at least forces a judgement on the decision to set up an independent…

Managing to work: why mothers need to apply workplace skills in the home

Andrea Gorham

The growth in the number of working mothers in recent years has focussed attention on the woman at work. Extensive research has been carried out on aspects of sex discrimination…

Learning to use your mother WIT: how to teach women effectively

Ailsa Swarbrick

What do we mean by ‘learning effectiveness’ in the WIT project (Women in Technology, home‐based learning for women returners); learning effectiveness includes three main elements…

What do I want to do?

Linda Greenbury

When my daughter reached ‘O’ levels, she had no idea about her future career. As sixth‐form subject choices loomed, I challenged her into vocational guidance. “I'll go with you,”…

Back to work: what REPLAN does for women returners

Maggie Coates

The main aim of the Replan programme is to improve, increase and extend educational opportunities for unemployed adults. It is funded by the Department of Education and Science…

What skills can professional women learn in a career break?

Daphne Jackson

Skill shortages in technology are a source of anxiety throughout Western Europe. They are exacerbated by demographic changes which imply a decrease of 20–25 per cent in UK school…