Gender in Management: Volume 38 Issue 7

Guest editorial: From intent to action: new directions in women and leadership research

Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Rita A. Gardiner, Liza Howe-Walsh

Exploring the paradox of gender preferred leadership in Kenya: a GLOBE study on gender egalitarianism and women in leadership

Ella Ruth Anaya

The purpose of this study is to explore gender gaps, values and practices in a Sub-Saharan African (SSA) country, specifically to identify gender inequality in Kenyan leadership…

Women’s crucible leadership experiences: through the lens of the four-frame organisational model

Katarzyna Bachnik, Liza Howe-Walsh, Lisa Critchley, Marisa Alicea, Maria Guajardo, Christa Ellen Washington

This study aims to explore the individual lived crucible experiences of women leaders in higher education (HE) and business as the catalyst to investigate organisational…

Girls’ and young women’s leader identity development: a scoping review

Sakina Dixon, Jera Elizondo Niewoehner-Green, Stacy Smulowitz, Deborah N. Smith, Amy Rutstein-Riley, Trenae M. Thomas

This scoping review aims to examine peer-reviewed literature related to girls’ (age 0–18) and young women’s (age 19–30) leader identity development.

Taking action in the first five years to increase career equality: the impact of professional relationships on young women’s advancement

Katie Olsen, Danielle LaGree

The purpose of this paper is to examine how young women understand and make meaning of their status as early-career women (ECW) in the creative communication industry, which is…

Challenges and considerations for building executive presence in North American female professionals of Asian descent

Charlotte D. Shelton, Monica Haisheng Wu

This study aims to identify the specific challenges that North American female professionals of Asian descent face in building executive presence and make recommendations for…

Burnout effect on working mothers in leadership positions during the COVID-19 lockdown

Yvette Mucharraz y Cano, Diana Davila Ruiz, Karla Cuilty Esquivel

This study aims to understand how the recent COVID-19 pandemic impacted burnout levels among working mothers in leadership positions and how income and work schemes play an…