The underrepresentation of women in senior positions continues to be a major challenge in higher education and most other industries. In Australia, the career trajectory for academic women stalls at a lower level than that of their male counterparts. Concern about this situation in one...

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce a collection of papers about careers in cross‐cultural perspective, which contributes to the growing body of literature that addresses careers from different locations around the world. Design/methodology/approach – Introduces the topic, providing...

Purpose – This paper seeks to review gender differences in career goals and career tactics of men and women in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Design/methodology/approach – Survey results were used to identify empirical differences in career beliefs of 233 managers employed in 16...