Nick Forster
Biographic Data
| ID | 249306 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nick Forster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nick |
| FAMILY NAME | Forster |
| SIGNATURE | FORSTER N |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Western Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4274-8127 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Playful Reconfigurations
Participatory engagements with digital tools and urban data have become a defining trend in smart city and digital twin projects. However, many platforms, interactive apps, and immersive media fall short compared to analog participation formats regarding open‐ended collaborations and the inclusion of situated perspectives. In this article, we explore the potential of geogames to address these contextual and contingent aspects of urban participati…
A Quiet Revolution
An irreversible transformation is taking place in the lives of many thousands of university educated professional women in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Drawing on eight years' participative research and extensive secondary sources, Nick Forster introduces the first extensive study to document this development in the Middle East. This book documents the emerging economic and political power of women, and how they…
An exploratory study of the under‐representation of Emirate women in the United Arab Emirates' information technology sector
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the principal reasons why Emirate women are under‐represented in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) information technology (IT) sector; and the barriers and challenges that national women have encountered while working in this sector of the national economy. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on data from 20 structured in‐depth interviews conducted with Emirate women who had worked for a minim…
A case study of women academics’ views on equal opportunities, career prospects and work‐family conflicts in a British university
This paper reports on the views that women academics have about their career prospects, equal opportunities and the conflicts they experience between their work and personal lives in one UK university. The university in question has formal equal opportunities policies and gender monitoring systems in place. However, very few women have progressed into senior academic roles. They continue to be handicapped by well‐ingrained structural and cultural…
Another ‘Glass Ceiling’
The last fifteen years have seen an exponential growth in research on women professionals and managers in organizations. However, much less attention has been paid to the small but growing number of women who are embracing international careers. This paper describes some of the main findings of a two‐year longitudinal study of the experiences of 92 women expatriates in a variety of UK‐based companies. The results show that while there are a growi…
Another ‘Glass Ceiling’
The last fifteen years have seen an exponential growth in research on women professionals and managers in organizations. However, much less attention has been paid to the small but growing number of women who are embracing international careers. This paper describes some of the main findings of a two‐year longitudinal study of the experiences of 92 women expatriates in a variety of UK‐based companies. The results show that while there are a growi…
An exploratory study of the under‐representation of Emirate women in the United Arab Emirates' information technology sector
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the principal reasons why Emirate women are under‐represented in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) information technology (IT) sector; and the barriers and challenges that national women have encountered while working in this sector of the national economy. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on data from 20 structured in‐depth interviews conducted with Emirate women who had worked for a minim…
Another ‘Glass Ceiling’
The last fifteen years have seen an exponential growth in research on women professionals and managers in organizations. However, much less attention has been paid to the small but growing number of women who are embracing international careers. This paper describes some of the main findings of a two‐year longitudinal study of the experiences of 92 women expatriates in a variety of UK‐based companies. The results show that while there are a growi…
A case study of women academics’ views on equal opportunities, career prospects and work‐family conflicts in a British university
This paper reports on the views that women academics have about their career prospects, equal opportunities and the conflicts they experience between their work and personal lives in one UK university. The university in question has formal equal opportunities policies and gender monitoring systems in place. However, very few women have progressed into senior academic roles. They continue to be handicapped by well‐ingrained structural and cultural…
An exploratory study of the under‐representation of Emirate women in the United Arab Emirates' information technology sector
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the principal reasons why Emirate women are under‐represented in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) information technology (IT) sector; and the barriers and challenges that national women have encountered while working in this sector of the national economy. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on data from 20 structured in‐depth interviews conducted with Emirate women who had worked for a minim…
A Quiet Revolution
An irreversible transformation is taking place in the lives of many thousands of university educated professional women in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Drawing on eight years' participative research and extensive secondary sources, Nick Forster introduces the first extensive study to document this development in the Middle East. This book documents the emerging economic and political power of women, and how they…
Playful Reconfigurations
Participatory engagements with digital tools and urban data have become a defining trend in smart city and digital twin projects. However, many platforms, interactive apps, and immersive media fall short compared to analog participation formats regarding open‐ended collaborations and the inclusion of situated perspectives. In this article, we explore the potential of geogames to address these contextual and contingent aspects of urban participati…
Gender Diversity and Inequality (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (2 works) · Astronomy (1 works)