Gender in Management: Volume 37 Issue 3

The influence of female directors proportion on investment efficiency: the mediating role of caution

Norman Mohd Saleh, Xiao Wei Sun

In this study, the authors argue that because of female traits, the proportion of female directors in the board helps the governing body make more cautious decisions, thus…

Brain drain in microfinance institutions: the role of gender and organizational factors

Mohammad Nourani, Md Aslam Mia, Md. Khaled Saifullah, Noor Hazlina Ahmad

Uncontrollable brain drain (employees’ turnover) has been found to hamper humanitarian and sustainable objectives of socially oriented organizations. Hence, this study aims to…

Gender diversity in corporate governance: a bibliometric analysis and research agenda

Jinnatul Raihan Mumu, Paolo Saona, Md. Shariful Haque, Md. Abul Kalam Azad

This paper aims to examine literature on corporate governance from the gender perspective adopting the two novel approaches: bibliometric analysis and content analysis.

Predictors of subjective career success amongst women employees: moderating role of perceived organizational support and marital status

Swati Agrawal, Sonali Singh

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between subjective career success (SCS) and proactive career behavior as well as family support, with a focus on women…

A conceptual model and assessment criteria to inform gender-smart entrepreneurship education and training plus

Barbara Jayne Orser, Catherine Jane Elliott

This study aims to problematize how gender is enacted within entrepreneurship education and training (EET).

Understanding the role of universities in fostering female entrepreneurship in the emerging ecosystem

Eman Ahmed Meeralam, Iman Adeinat

In recent years, the trend toward entrepreneurship in the emerging ecosystem has grown such that it has become an important driver of economic growth and prosperity. Against this…

“Now I can see”: creative women fight against machismo in Chilean advertising

Marta Mensa, Jean M. Grow

This study aims to explore sexist codes in the creative departments of Chilean advertising agencies, where women represent only 4.7% of all creatives.

Working mothers in East and West Germany: a cluster analysis using a three-stage approach

Yvonne Ziegler, Regine Graml, Kristine Khachatryan, Vincenzo Uli

The second Frankfurt Career Study was conducted in 2017 in East and West Germany to analyze the impact of motherhood on female professional advancement in the specific national…