Contents
1 European women in management
Part-time work
Women in management
Equal pay
Qualifications and age
Marriage and children
Parental benefits
Child-care
Equal opportunities and legislation
Initiatives to increase the number of women managers
Opportunity 2000
Eastern European women in management
References
2 Sex differences
Research problems and issues
Physical abilities
Cognitive abilities
Leadership styles
Conclusion
Notes and References
3 Work and the family
Housework, roles and satisfaction
Work-family relationships
Help from external sources
Conclusion
References
4 Women in management: power and
powerlessness
Defining power
Personal power
Interpersonal power
Organisational power
Women in management
Conclusion
Notes and References
5 Managers and secretaries
Growth of white collar work
Secretaries today
Secretarial issues
The future of the secretarial role
Conclusion
Notes and References
6 Training, mentoring and networking
Training and development
The argument for women-only training
design of women in management programmes
Mentors and proteges
Who should mentor whom?
Networking
Notes and References
7 Leadership and assessment
Barriers to equality
Why focus on assessment?
The process of assessment
The judgements of assessors
Sex and appraisal
Gender and career promotion
Conclusion
References
8 Strategies for change - company cases
Rank Xerox - removing stereotypes
Barclays Bank - flexible work for the caring majority
BT - developing women managers
Co-operative Bank - levelling the playing field
References
9 Strategies for change - women in management in the
United Arab Emirates
The driving forces for change
The resisting forces for change
Conclusion
References
Author Index
Subject Index
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