Der Beitrag untersucht die Selbstinszenierungen und Deutungsmuster der weiblichen Wirtschaftselite. Die empirische Datengrundlage bilden aktuelle deutschsprachige Autobiographien erfolgreicher Spitzenmanagerinnen und Unternehmerinnen. Der Fokus liegt auf der Wirtschaftselite, da diese als...

Purpose This study aims to examine whether skilled female migrants can overcome gender constraints and social stigma attached to women’s service work in host societies. Design/methodology/approach Based on interviews with 40 women who moved from mainland China and entered Hong Kong’s...

Purpose This study aims to examine the construction of feminine beauty by onnagata kabuki actors in Japan’s history, with a focus on their narratives in modern advertorials about beauty products. The objective is to identify emerging themes in their narratives and to analyze the symbolism and...

In this paper I argue that the practice of veganism is, or can be, a Foucauldian ethical practice of freedom. I begin by sketching out the problematization of alimentary practices within a normalizing patriarchal framework, which some feminists argue is dominant within contemporary North...

In theory, and even more in the practice of sustainability communications, the gender dimension of sustainability has been neglected relative to other fields of the science. The aim of this paper is to show the relevance of gender as an analytical category for research and the importance of...

В статье рассмотрена сущность понятия культуры и определено, что культура имеет четыре уровня: 1) национальная культура, 2) деловая культура; 3) корпоративная...

For those who work in international business, it is sometimes amazing how different people in other cultures behave. We tend to have a human instinct that 'deep inside' all people are the same - but they are not. Therefore, if we go into another country and make decisions based on how we operate...

The article was considered the essence of the concept of culture and determined that the culture has four levels: 1) national culture, 2) business culture, 3) corporate culture, 4) professional culture. It was reviewed and analyzed the classification of business cultures of G. Hofstede, namely,...

Purpose – Influence tactics are prevalent in the workplace and are linked to crucial outcomes such as career success and helping behaviours. The authors argue that sex role identity affects women’s choice of influence tactics in the workplace, but they only receive positive performance...

Purpose This paper aims to examine the interplay among forms of entrepreneurship and the gendered entrepreneurial divide. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and the World Values Survey (WVS), the authors investigate the likelihood that females will venture in the...

This paper considers explanations of rape related to perceptions of women’s vulnerability and of men’s violence and strength as problematic, because of the limitations they impose on women’s agency. Under the framework of poststructuralist feminist politics of rape and politics of...

Living the Body: Embodiment, Womenhood and Identity in Contemporary India by Meenakshi Thapan, Sage Publication, Delhi; 2009, pp. 220; Rs. 550.

This paper considers explanations of rape related to perceptions of women’s vulnerability and of men’s violence and strength as problematic, because of the limitations they impose on women’s agency. Under the framework of poststructuralist feminist politics of rape and...

Some organizations favour more typically masculine values and reward their associated practices. Attributes considered as being masculine as dominance, determination or strength are protected, rationality is considered superior to intuition, task orientation is considered more effective than...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to problematise the notion of woman-as-monster and draws together a conceptual analysis of the monstrous-feminine and its relation to maternal and monstrous bodies including its implications for equality and inclusion in the workplace....

Girls are receiving increasing attention from international development actors. However, this attention has been insufficiently analyzed within development studies. Therefore, this article aims to reflect on the emergence of girls as a focus of concern. The instrumentalist benefits of...

Despite international support for adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights (SRHR) (for example, the 1994 International Conference on Population in Development), young people consistently face high levels of unmet need for contraception, unplanned pregnancies, unsafe...