In recent years, the composition of boards and, particularly, the inclusion of women on
boards has attracted significant scholarly interest and public debate. In this article, I …

With societal inequalities continuing to increase and organizations providing the vast
majority of people with their income, we wanted to assess the ways in which organizational …

The civil rights and women's movements led to momentous changes in public policy and
corporate practice that have made the United States the global paragon of equal …

The question of what changes when women enter upper-echelons teams has long frustrated
upper echelons and gender researchers. We build on the dynamic strategic renewal …

An incisive study showing how cultural ideas of merit in academic science produce unfair
and unequal outcomes. In Misconceiving Merit, sociologists Mary Blair-Loy and Erin A. Cech …

The hospitality industry struggles with problems with staff motivation, commitment and
retention, whilst also having an entrenched glass ceiling that limits career opportunities for …

This paper problematises the ways women's leadership has been understood in relation to
male leadership rather than on its own terms. Focusing specifically on ethical leadership, we …

Orientation: The study reported here explores the preconceived notion of women's missing
agency–characterised by a lack of confidence–as an explanation for their continued …

Senior leaders are usually understood to be ideally positioned to drive the organizational
changes needed to promote workplace gender equality. Yet seniority also influences …

This article offers an account of organizational change to explain why women leaders are
underrepresented compared to women athletes in many sports organizations. I distinguish …