Gender, Managers, and Organizations

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Part One: Gender Perspectives -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Women in the labour market and in management positions -- 3. The social construction of gender -- 4. Similarities and differences between female and male managers -- 5. The way to - and from a management position -- 6. Ideas about women as managers -- Part Two: Three case-studies -- Introduction to the case-studies -- 7. The National Board of Social Welfare -- 8. SAS -- 9. The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- Part Three: Discussions and reflections -- 10. Reflections on the case-studies -- 11. Gender and organization - a differentiated understanding -- References