Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the persistence of vertical segregation in the European labour market, suggesting an interpretation of the phenomenon (and a consequent basis for intervention) based on the concept of gender practice. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The paper aims to investigate the existence of gender segregation and to analyse the determinants of gender income disparity in Portuguese private firms. Design/methodology/approach – The main research instrument is a qualitative and quantitative questionnaire with 3,906...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the research gap on Lebanese female managers and to examine female managers' perceptions of their organizations in relation to women's career progression. Design/methodology/approach – The research was quantitative in nature. A survey...

Purpose – The paper's aim is to make the a priori gender scripts visible in order to discuss their role in decision‐making processes in business contexts. Design/methodology/approach – In order to get access to hidden and unconscious gender scripts, an innovative qualitative method, called...

Purpose – The paper aims to investigate whether differences exist in the conflict management styles exhibited by male and female managers at different organizational levels in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach – Using samples from organizations within Uganda, the paper utilizes the Rahim...

Purpose – The paper considers the impact of work‐life balance policies on the work and family practices of professional, dual‐earner parents with dependent children, by assessing the extent to which “well‐balanced families” have been resultantly facilitated. It poses two research...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight gendered media constructions which discourage women's acceptability as political leaders and trivialise or ignore their contribution. Design/methodology/approach – Media analysis of UK newspapers, government web sites, worldwide web...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution, implementation and effectiveness of the Pay Equity Act in Ontario, Canada. Given that this Act is considered by many as the world's most progressive equal pay for work of equal value legislation, there are important implications...

Purpose – Labeling women as risk‐averse limits the positive benefits both women and organizations can gain from their risk taking. The purpose of this paper is to explore women's risk taking and reasons for stereotype persistence in order to inform human resource practice and women's career...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the salary and promotion negotiation practices of female and male school psychology practitioners and university instructors of school psychology practitioners in order to determine whether salary differences exist between male and female...