This paper reports on the views that women academics have about their career prospects, equal opportunities and the … equal opportunities policies and gender monitoring systems in place. However, very few women have progressed into senior … story. Some of the women we interviewed reported that they had opted to put their careers on hold because of domestic and …

Purpose – Men and women are now being admitted to membership of the major UK professional accountancy bodies in … family life, particularly when women have children. Recognising the limitations inherent in the widely‐used term “work …, according to their individual circumstances. Feminist researchers have argued that women's work‐lifestyle choices have been …

Purpose – Men and women are now being admitted to membership of the major UK professional accountancy bodies in … family life, particularly when women have children. Recognising the limitations inherent in the widely-used term “work …, according to their individual circumstances. Feminist researchers have argued that women's work-lifestyle choices have been …

Outlines women′s continuing pay and employment disadvantage in Britain. Discusses limitations of the legal compliance …

This paper draws upon research on women’s employment in the UK book publishing industry. Contrary to public opinion … that publishing offers exceptional opportunities for women, the survey revealed that although women make up 60 per cent of … creating polarisation into large conglomerates and small specialised operations; the implications for women’s careers are …

continued under-representation of women in terms of the proportion of councillors who are women, and the ‘gender gap' that … exists in terms of council leadership and the portfolios that men and women hold on council cabinets or executives. It moves … about the substantive representation of women in local government …