Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Volume 40 Issue 5

CEOs as agents of change and continuity

Elisabeth K. Kelan, Patricia Wratil

Chief executive officers (CEOs) are increasingly seen as change agents for gender equality, which means that CEOs have to lead others to achieve gender equality. Much of this…

The global bases of inequality regimes: the case of international nurse recruitment

Lena Näre, Tricia Cleland Silva

The purpose of this article is to critically examine Joan Acker's notion of inequality regimes by applying it to the case of global nurse care chains (GNCCs). The article examines…

Does ethnicity count when contextualizing the low proportion of women in STEM in Serbia?

Karolina Lendák-Kabók

The aim of this article is to explore the perceptions of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in two ethnic groups (majority Serb and minority…

Ambiguous practices and conflicting interests: why immigrants end up in uncertain employment

Tone Lindheim

The aim of this study is to investigate why many immigrants end up in uncertain employment.

Do women on corporate boardrooms influence remuneration patterns and socially responsible practices? Malaysian evidence

Sitara Karim

The prime objective of this study is to investigate the moderating influence of executive and independent female directors on the relationship between remuneration packages (CEO…

Performing to secure cultural hegemony: mediators' impact on the integration process

Agneta Moulettes

The article takes its point of departure in the current labor market debate on immigration policy and attempts to explore the way private labor market mediators involved in the…

Employer tenure in gays, lesbians and their straight counterparts

Karel Fric

This article aims to shed more light on seemingly contradicting labour market outcomes of lesbians: they were found to have similar unemployment rates as straight women but their…

Disrupting board appointments: Australia's governance guidelines and gender capital

Alison Sheridan, Linley Lord, Anne Ross-Smith

The purpose of this paper is to identify how board recruitment processes have been impacted by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) governance changes requiring listed boards…

The role of national culture in the impact of board gender diversity on firm performance: evidence from a multi-country study

Navaz Naghavi, Saeed Pahlevan Sharif, Hafezali Bin Iqbal Hussain

This study seeks to add more insights to the debate on “whether”, “how”, and “under which condition” women representation on the board contributes to firm performance. More…