Advancing Women's Careers

* Takes a practical look at the impact and role of women in organizations. * Highlights the various initiatives orgainzations have implemented to support womena s careers. * Contributions come from leading scholars, researchers and human resource professionals. . The perspectives brought together here provide a practical look at the impact and role of women in organizations. The volume explores the various initiatives that leading-edge organizations have implemented to support the career advancement of managerial and professional women, and analyses which measures worked, and which did not. The current directions in business that underpin changes in policies adopted for women managers are highlighted and linked to this discussion. The contributions to the book come from leading scholars and researchers as well as human resource professionals responsible for implementing specific organizational efforts. An edited volume that takes a more practical look at the area of women in management, indicating the initiatives that leading edge organizations have implemented to support the career advancement of managerial and professional women.