Women in Asian Management: Cracking the Glass Ceiling?

The Perceptions of Women’s Roles and Progress: A Study of Malay Women

“…For example, a study by Ng and Chakrabarty (2005) showed that the rate of women managers who had never married was double the rate of never married male counterparts in Hong Kong. There was also a smaller proportion of women managers in Asia compared to men and this was due to women's lack of self-motivation and the fear that their working hours and frequent travel will affect their family life (Yukongdi and Benson 2005). On the other hand, for those women managers in Asia who want to succeed, they have to face the challenges of the traditional religious views toward women managers.…”

Gender difference and job replacement for mutual fund

“…Gender difference in job replacement cannot be ignored by mutual fund companies and policy makers due to the enactment of the Gender Equality Employment Law to protect women's legal rights in Taiwan (Yukongdi and Benson 2005). In this paper, we considered the extent to which gender difference contributes to managerial turnover in the mutual fund sector.…”

“…The glass ceiling refers to invisible barriers where the advancement of a person who experienced gender or race discrimination within an organization is hampered(Yukongdi and Benson 2005).…”

Indonesian Women in Public Service Leadership: A Rapid Review

“…Research internationally evidences the 'glass door' phenomena in which women's careers are inhibited as early as the recruitment phases where getting on career-track is inequitable in the first place (Picardi 2019). Other researchers critique the effect of social barriers and institutional blockages that impede women's movement to the upper management echelons, known as the 'glass ceiling' (Azmi et al 2012;Forster 1999;Jalalzai 2008;Yukongdi and Benson 2005;Coleman 2010;O'Neil and Hopkins 2015;Newman 2016;Curtin 2019;De Simone et al 2018). Men are reported to enjoy notable advantage in career advancement across the public service and its private sector counterparts (Ensour et al 2017;Zheng et al 2017;Chappell and Waylen 2013).…”