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Why is it that relatively few women achieve senior management positions despite their increasing levels of education and years of work experience?

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Why is it that relatively few women achieve senior management positions despite their increasing levels of education and years of work experience? How can we change this?In a changing world where women have dominated as graduates from universities in the West, recent research has shown that the same trend is also strikingly evident in the newly emerging markets. Tapping into this female talent pool is extremely important and advancing women s careers has become a key business issue. This Handbook lays out a number of promising approaches. First the business case for doing so is presented. The challenges facing women are reviewed, followed by various programs that address particular needs such as mentoring, leadership development programs for women, work and family initiatives, and succession planning. Finally, case studies of award-winning organizational initiatives are described.The book identifies obstacles women face in career advancement and possible initiatives to address them. The work will be highly sought by scholars and doctoral students interested in women in organizations. Human resource managers and consultants will also find plenty of invaluable information in this resource.Contributors: D. Anderson, S.M. Barnett, S.A. Berry, G. Bhattacharya, D. Bilimoria, S. Blake-Beard, L. Brook, R.J. Burke, S. Caleo, S.D. Carter, S.S. Case, S. Dinolfo, E. Doldor, S.L. Fielden, K. Giscombe, J. Graham, A. Gupta, C.E.J. Härtel, G.F. Härtel, S.A. Haslam, R. Hawarden, M.E. Heilman, M.M. Hopkins, S.V. Horner, C.M. Hunt, M.M.S. Kats, S. Kumra, X. Liang, S. Mavin, L.L. Moore, J.T. Nadler, S.M. Nkomo, J.S. Nugent, A.J. Oetama-Paul, D.M. Ohse, D.A. O Neil, K. Peters, C. Quental, M.K. Ryan, R. Sealy, F. Sheridan, V. Srinivasan, M.S. Stockdale, N. Sultana, R. Sumner, J.M. Turell, A. Valenti, H. van Emmerik, S. Vinnicombe, J. Williams, W.M. Williams, A. Wittenberg-Cox

Author Biography

Edited by Susan Vinnicombe OBE, Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Diversity Management, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, UK and Professor, Simmons University, US, the late Ronald J. Burke, formerly Professor Emeritus, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada, Stacy Blake-Beard, Professor, Simmons School of Management and Senior Faculty Affiliate, Center for Gender and Organizations, Simmons College, US and Lynda L. Moore, Professor, Simmons School of Management and Faculty Affiliate, Center for Gender and Organizations, Simmons College US

Table of Contents

Contents:Introduction: Advancing Women's Careers: A Key Business IssueRonald J. Burke and Susan VinnicombePART I: SETTING THE SCENE1. Gender Ratios in Organizations: Managerial and Cross-Cultural IssuesHetty van Emmerik and Merel M.S. Kats2. The Continuing Challenge of Incorporating Race and Ethnicity into Research on Women's Management CareersStella M. Nkomo3. Sprinters, Marathoners and Relay Runners: Profiles of Women's Career Development Over TimeDeborah A. O'Neil, Margaret M. Hopkins and Diana Bilimoria4. Stop Fixing Women, Start Building Management CompetenciesAvivah Wittenberg-CoxPART II: CHALLENGES FACING CAREER WOMEN5. Theoretical Advances in the Study of Sexual HarassmentMargaret S. Stockdale, Seth A. Berry, Joel T. Nadler, Dawn M. Ohse and Gargi Bhattacharya6. Gender Stereotypes and their Implications for Women's Career ProgressSuzette Caleo and Madeline E. Heilman7. Women's Occupational Motivation: The Impact of Being a Woman in a Man's WorldKim Peters, Michelle K. Ryan and S. Alexander Haslam8. Women's Impact on Women's Careers in Management: Queen Bees, Female Misogyny, Negative Intra-relations and Solidarity BehavioursSharon Mavin and Jannine Williams9. Organizational Politics: The Missing Link to Women's Progression into Managerial RolesElena Doldor10. Glass Networks: How Networks Shape the Careers of Women Directors on Corporate BoardsRosanne Hawarden11. Beyond Bias and Barriers: A Biopsychosocial Lens for Understanding Gender Communication in OrganizationsSusan S. Case and Angela J. Oetama-Paul12. Prejudice Against Women Leaders: Sex of VoiceFiona SheridanPART III: WOMEN IN SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONAL SECTORS AND ROLES13. Women in Professional Services FirmsCamilla Quental14. Gender Differences in the Academic Work Experiences of Faculty at Early, Middle and Late Career StagesDiana Bilimoria, Xiangfen Liang, Shani D. Carter and Jeffrey M. Turell15. Where are the Women in Academic Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields?Wendy M. Williams, Susan M. Barnett and Rachel Sumner16. Breakthrough for Women on UK BoardsRuth Sealy17. Women Professionals in the Software Services Sector in IndiaVasanthi Srinivasan and Amit Gupta18. A Gendered Analysis of International Career Development: Progress, Pitfalls and ProspectsSavita KumraPART IV: SUPPORTING WOMEN'S CAREER DEVELOPMENT19. Advancing Women: A Focus on Strategic InitiativesJulie S. Nugent, Sarah Dinolfo and Katherine Giscombe20. Women's Leadership Programmes are Still ImportantSusan Vinnicombe, Lynda L. Moore and Deirdre Anderson21. The Effect of Race and Migration on the Managerial Advancement of WomenCharmine E.J. Härtel, Nasreen Sultana and Günter F. Härtel22. Factors Supporting Women's Career Advancement: Differences between Male and Female CEOs in the United StatesAlix Valenti and Stephen V. Horner23. Best Practice Case StudiesLesley Brook and Jacey Graham24. E-Coaching as a Technique for Developing the Workforce and EntrepreneursCarianne M. Hunt and Sandra L. FieldenIndex

Review

'This is the best single volume I have read that places lack of advancement of women in businesses into context, discusses the continuing challenges facing career women, examines several specific sectors and finishes up with good ideas on how to support the development of women.'- James McRitchie, Corporate Governance; 'Professors Vinnicombe, Burke, Blake-Beard, and Moore have assembled an internationally and intellectually diverse cast of contributors to chronicle and examine the implications of the seismic shift in women's roles in the global workforce. Collectively, they make a strong case for why advancing women's careers is a key business as well as societal issue that must be addressed if the full potential of all societal members is to be tapped. This book belongs on the bookshelf of all scholars of gender and career issues as an essential reference.'- Gary N. Powell, University of Connecticut, US; 'This is an excellent book posing key questions about women and careers in leadership, such as why do women have less access to the top jobs. It presents research on women's experiences in leadership, discusses the barriers they face as well as initiatives to promote their career advancement. I can see this being a critical resource for those who research and teach women in management.'- Fiona Wilson, University of Glasgow, UK; 'As more women take on highly visible leadership roles, such as CEO or C-suite executive, I am often asked whether there continues to be a need for research on women's career development. This book effectively answers the challenge behind that question by documenting the status of women in business and by marshaling empirical evidence of gender effects on careers. The chapters provide a rich, theoretically grounded overview of women's career development and action steps for accelerating the growth of women's representation in leadership.'- Alison M. Konrad, Western University, Canada

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'This is the best single volume I have read that places lack of advancement of women in businesses into context, discusses the continuing challenges facing career women, examines several specific sectors and finishes up with good ideas on how to support the development of women.'

Details ISBN1783473088 Author Lynda L. Moore Pages 528 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 1783473088 ISBN-13 9781783473083 Language English Year 2015 Format Paperback DEWEY 650.1082 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2015-04-24 NZ Release Date 2015-04-24 UK Release Date 2015-04-24 Publication Date 2015-04-24 Series Research Handbooks in Business and Management series Edited by Lynda L. Moore Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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