Making It to the Top in Britain

Vinnicombe, Susan; Singh, Val; Sturges, Jane

doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3401-4_5

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“…Males appear to reap greater network returns relative to females from similar individual and positional resources, as well as from homophilous relationships. Moreover, women tend to be less instrumental in initiating and maintaining upward relationships (Vinnicombe et al, 2000).…”

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Passing the buck: gender and management of research production in UK Higher Education

Fletcher

2007

Equal Opportunities International

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Purpose -The paper seeks to evaluate the views of manager-academics on gender equity and research in one UK institution. Design/methodology/approach -The paper draws on semi-structured interviews with 22 manager-academics in one UK institution, against a context of national data. Findings -It was found that manager-academics had little knowledge of the conceptual issues surrounding gender equity and used a discourse of choice and agency to explain continuing inequalities in the research careers of women academics. Research limitations/implications -While the case study was carried out in one institution, it replicates many of the issues raised by national studies and data. Practical implications -Good practice in encouraging gender equity for women academics engaged in research includes role models, confidence and support networks, gender awareness training for managers, mentoring and building networks. Originality/value -The paper provides new empirical data on gender equity and research in one UK university and critically analyses the gap between theory on gender equity and practice of manager-academics. It provides a link between a micro-agentic viewpoint and a meso-institutional viewpoint and suggests that both these as well as a macro national and supranational view will give a fuller analysis of the issue of gender equity and research careers for women academics.

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Section: Interview Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Passing the buck: gender and management of research production in UK Higher Education

Fletcher

2007

Equal Opportunities International

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“…As the ranks of senior management are the feeder groups for both executive and nonexecutive directors (Maman, 2000), women's poor representation in CEO positions has implications for their board representation. Previous studies concerning women's access to board positions have generally focused on women's views on how they accessed their board positions (Mattis, 1993;Holton, 1995;Burke, 1996Burke, , 1997Burke, , 2000Daily et al ., 1999;Vinnicombe et al ., 2000;Sheridan, 2001;Burgess and Tharenou, 2002) and have not considered men's views. These earlier studies of women's experiences of accessing board positions reflect an implicit assumption that women's and men's experiences are different, and that is why so few women are on boards.…”

Section: The Gendered Nature Of Managementmentioning

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“…However, the single-sex focus of the previous studies does not allow us to determine whether women's and men's routes to board positions are different. One study (Vinnicombe et al ., 2000) used a mixed sample, finding that the routes to the boardrooms were similar for UK male and female directors, but this was a qualitative study with only 12 directors. This indication of similar career paths needs to be studied with a larger sample, and the present paper will do this in the Australian context.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…More recently, attention has focused on board representation as a means of assessing the extent to which women are making inroads into decision-making areas. From such analyses, a consistent picture emerges across Western countries -corporate boardrooms are still very much the domain of men (Burke and Mattis, 2000b;Daily et al ., 2000;Holton, 1995;Sheridan, 2001;Vinnicombe et al ., 2000;Burgess and Tharenou, 2000;McGregor, 2000).…”

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Accessing Board Positions: a comparison of female and male board members' views

Sheridan

Milgate

2005

Corporate Governance

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In Australia, as in many Western industrialised countries, women accessing corporate board positions are still the exception to the rule. This paper reports research exploring men's and women's views on the factors crucial in attaining a board position. While both groups identified the importance of a strong track record, a good understanding of business principles and business contacts in gaining board positions, we found that women also highlighted the importance of high visibility and family contacts to account for their nomination to boards. It seems that women's competence has to be widely acknowledged in the public domain or through family connections before boards, or their nominating committees, will be prepared to "risk" having a woman on the board. Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2005.

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“…A host of studies compares characteristics of men and women directors to understand the factors affecting the advancement of women to the director level (e.g. Kesner, 1988;Bilimoria and Piderit, 1994;Frankforter, 1996;Kottis, 1996;Holton, 2000;Tharenou, 2000, 2002;Burke, 2000b;Oakley, 2000;Vinnicombe et al , 2000). These studies reveal that both individual and structural barriers exist for women to reach the boardroom.…”

Section: Reaching the Boardroommentioning

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Local Knowledge Advances Women's Access to Corporate Boards

Flynn¹

2005

Corporate Governance

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There is a need for regional studies of women on corporate boards to capture experiences of smaller companies and to understand the nature of local resources for expanding the pool of women candidates for board seats. New findings from a statewide study of women on corporate boards are reported. The paper examines the status of women on corporate boards compared to other regions in the United States and around the world. Change efforts of governments and professional organisations for helping women overcome barriers to the boardroom are described to demonstrate the need for local knowledge in determining an effective change approach. Results from this study indicate that the local pool of women in academia and consulting has provided alternative routes to the boardroom. This knowledge can be used to direct change efforts for promoting women on boards. Practical implications are discussed for women seeking board seats and for firms seeking qualified women director candidates. Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2005.

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Making It to the Top in Britain

Cited by 19 publications

References 16 publications

Passing the buck: gender and management of research production in UK Higher Education

Passing the buck: gender and management of research production in UK Higher Education

Accessing Board Positions: a comparison of female and male board members' views

Local Knowledge Advances Women's Access to Corporate Boards

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