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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Why a book about senior women?; Methods; Structure of the book; 2 Strangers in Paradise? Women, Work and Management; Introduction; What is 'gender equality'?; Exclusion, segregation and 'choice': Women's relationship with paid work; Women managers: Common ground or different experiences?; How many women does it take?; Achieving critical mass: How many is enough?; The business case for increasing women's representation in management; Targets or quotas? How best to move the gender equality agenda forward?; Chapter summary
3 Through the Glass Ceiling and Beyond: Getting In/Getting OnIntroduction; Context; Interviewee profile; Working hours and part-time working; Careers: Planned or serendipitous?; Career satisfaction; Challenges; Career progression strategies; Chapter summary; 4 Who Supports Senior Women? The Role of Mentors; Introduction; Mentoring; Formal mentoring schemes; Moving in/moving up: The importance of past mentors to senior women's careers; Current mentoring for women in the private sector; Current mentoring for women in the public sector; The overall benefits of mentoring; Chapter summary
5 Who Inspires Senior Women? Role ModelsIntroduction; What is a role model?; Role models identified by women in the private sector; Role models identified by women in the public sector; Comparing role models across the private and public sectors; Senior women as role models; Chapter summary; 6 Who Connects with Senior Women? Networking; Introduction; What is networking?; Why is networking important for senior women?; Homophilous and heterophilous networking: 'One of the boys' or 'one of the girls'?; Homophilous women's networks; Homophilous 'old boys' networks'; Senior women and networking
Women's networking in the private sectorWomen's networking in the public sector; The relationship between networking and career progression; Are senior women engaging with and participating in women's networks?; Women's experiences of old boys' networks; Chapter summary; 7 Conclusions and Future Directions; The future; Research implications and recommendations for the future; References; Index
3 Through the Glass Ceiling and Beyond: Getting In/Getting OnIntroduction; Context; Interviewee profile; Working hours and part-time working; Careers: Planned or serendipitous?; Career satisfaction; Challenges; Career progression strategies; Chapter summary; 4 Who Supports Senior Women? The Role of Mentors; Introduction; Mentoring; Formal mentoring schemes; Moving in/moving up: The importance of past mentors to senior women's careers; Current mentoring for women in the private sector; Current mentoring for women in the public sector; The overall benefits of mentoring; Chapter summary
5 Who Inspires Senior Women? Role ModelsIntroduction; What is a role model?; Role models identified by women in the private sector; Role models identified by women in the public sector; Comparing role models across the private and public sectors; Senior women as role models; Chapter summary; 6 Who Connects with Senior Women? Networking; Introduction; What is networking?; Why is networking important for senior women?; Homophilous and heterophilous networking: 'One of the boys' or 'one of the girls'?; Homophilous women's networks; Homophilous 'old boys' networks'; Senior women and networking
Women's networking in the private sectorWomen's networking in the public sector; The relationship between networking and career progression; Are senior women engaging with and participating in women's networks?; Women's experiences of old boys' networks; Chapter summary; 7 Conclusions and Future Directions; The future; Research implications and recommendations for the future; References; Index