Gender in Management: Volume 24 Issue 3

Investigating attractiveness in the hiring process of female athletes

Angela C. Henderson, Heidi Grappendorf, Laura J. Burton

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of attractiveness on perceptions of female athletes' potential success in managerial positions using role congruity as…

Management, leadership and gender representation in UK higher and further education

Duncan McTavish, Karen Miller

The purpose of this paper is to analyse gender representation in leadership and management in further and higher education organisations. It does this, through the lens of two…

A woman's place in hotel management: upstairs or downstairs?

Shelagh Mooney, Irene Ryan

The purpose of this paper is to ask whether it is the notion of choice (a pro‐life work/life balance decision) that influences woman's desire to strive for promotion within a…

Gender, age, and ethical sensitivity: the case of Lebanese workers

Yusuf Sidani, Imad Zbib, Mohammed Rawwas, Tarek Moussawer

The purpose of this paper is to address issues of gender, age, and ethical sensitivity and to address the interplay of gender and age and levels of ethical sensitivity within the…

Women and Employment: Changing Lives and New Challenges

Lesley Patterson