Leonie Still
Biographic Data
| ID | 6579977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leonie Still |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leonie |
| FAMILY NAME | Still |
| SIGNATURE | STILL L |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Western Australia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Making visible the ‘space of betweenness’
In this article we proffer the metaphor of a ‘space of betweenness’ to explain women's limited access to leadership roles in Australian peak agricultural industry and regional governance boards. In reviewing the statistics around women's leadership roles in regional Australia, and women's own stories of their activities, we argue that despite women's contribution to their local communities through their diverse roles in paid work, it seems the tr…
Complex and Contradictory
Recognizing gender as a social construction, in this article we explore the complex, and in many ways contradictory, ‘doing’ of gender on regional development boards in Australia. While the number of women on these boards has risen over the past decade, the overwhelming sense of these organizations is one of homogeneity. The individuals on these ministerially appointed boards are awarded institutional privilege. Their roles provide them with stat…
The self‐employed woman owner and her business
Purpose To conduct the first national study in Australia of women in small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises, and to develop a profile of the self‐employed woman and her business to serve as a benchmark for follow‐up research. Design/methodology/approach Comprised a self‐administered questionnaire which dealt with a broad range of issues concerning the start‐up and operational aspects of a small to medium‐sized business. The women participants were se…
Where are the women in leadership in Australia
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the current representational position of women in leadership in Australia, using management and board appointments as the relevant domains. Design/methodology/approach Uses past and current official government statistics as the source of information. Findings The review reveals that despite 30 years of considerable legislative, policy and social change in the equity area, women have not attained lead…
Women’s business
Women’s participation in the small business sector is a growing phenomenon worldwide. While considerable research has been conducted into the reasons why women enter small business and their penchant for operating solo operations or micro businesses (up to five employees) less is known about the heterogeneous nature of women in small business and the reasons behind their “failure” to “grow” their businesses. The research reported here concerns a …
Career barriers and the older woman manager
Following the removal of the age retirement barrier in Australia, it is expected that more older workers will remain in the workforce beyond the age of 65. An important segment of this older workforce is the managerial and professional woman, aged in her 50s and part of the first generation of women to have had a long‐term career. This paper reports on an investigation into the career and life decisions of 33 such women in Perth, Western Australi…
Where to from Here? Women in Management
There is growing evidence in Australia that cultural factors are the final impediment to women′s progress into senior management. Examines the “cultural dilemma” that women managers present from organizational, managerial and personal perspectives. It is felt that women can assist their situation by altering their mode of operation from a “victim” mentality to one of a “power” mentality: by making up their minds whether they want to “share” power…
Quo Vadis, Women in Management
Two research studies, conducted in 1984 and 1992 respectively, examined the position of women in management within the Australian private sector to determine if women had made occupational progress or, like some other groups, had regressed or just maintained a status quo position. The results revealed that women had not improved their position in management over the nine‐year period. While there were more women in supervisory positions, there wer…
Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Women′s progress up the corporate ladder is still limited by a “glass ceiling” despite the myriad of Government policies and programmes which have been introduced to ensure that their talents and skills are recognised. Reviews the reasons for this existence of the “glass ceiling” and the role managerial women may have played (consciously or unconsciously) in sustaining it by having inappropriate qualifications and experience for the top positions…
Making visible the ‘space of betweenness’
In this article we proffer the metaphor of a ‘space of betweenness’ to explain women's limited access to leadership roles in Australian peak agricultural industry and regional governance boards. In reviewing the statistics around women's leadership roles in regional Australia, and women's own stories of their activities, we argue that despite women's contribution to their local communities through their diverse roles in paid work, it seems the tr…
Complex and Contradictory
Recognizing gender as a social construction, in this article we explore the complex, and in many ways contradictory, ‘doing’ of gender on regional development boards in Australia. While the number of women on these boards has risen over the past decade, the overwhelming sense of these organizations is one of homogeneity. The individuals on these ministerially appointed boards are awarded institutional privilege. Their roles provide them with stat…
Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Women′s progress up the corporate ladder is still limited by a “glass ceiling” despite the myriad of Government policies and programmes which have been introduced to ensure that their talents and skills are recognised. Reviews the reasons for this existence of the “glass ceiling” and the role managerial women may have played (consciously or unconsciously) in sustaining it by having inappropriate qualifications and experience for the top positions…
Quo Vadis, Women in Management
Two research studies, conducted in 1984 and 1992 respectively, examined the position of women in management within the Australian private sector to determine if women had made occupational progress or, like some other groups, had regressed or just maintained a status quo position. The results revealed that women had not improved their position in management over the nine‐year period. While there were more women in supervisory positions, there wer…
Where to from Here? Women in Management
There is growing evidence in Australia that cultural factors are the final impediment to women′s progress into senior management. Examines the “cultural dilemma” that women managers present from organizational, managerial and personal perspectives. It is felt that women can assist their situation by altering their mode of operation from a “victim” mentality to one of a “power” mentality: by making up their minds whether they want to “share” power…
Career barriers and the older woman manager
Following the removal of the age retirement barrier in Australia, it is expected that more older workers will remain in the workforce beyond the age of 65. An important segment of this older workforce is the managerial and professional woman, aged in her 50s and part of the first generation of women to have had a long‐term career. This paper reports on an investigation into the career and life decisions of 33 such women in Perth, Western Australi…
Women’s business
Women’s participation in the small business sector is a growing phenomenon worldwide. While considerable research has been conducted into the reasons why women enter small business and their penchant for operating solo operations or micro businesses (up to five employees) less is known about the heterogeneous nature of women in small business and the reasons behind their “failure” to “grow” their businesses. The research reported here concerns a …
The self‐employed woman owner and her business
Purpose To conduct the first national study in Australia of women in small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises, and to develop a profile of the self‐employed woman and her business to serve as a benchmark for follow‐up research. Design/methodology/approach Comprised a self‐administered questionnaire which dealt with a broad range of issues concerning the start‐up and operational aspects of a small to medium‐sized business. The women participants were se…
Where are the women in leadership in Australia
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the current representational position of women in leadership in Australia, using management and board appointments as the relevant domains. Design/methodology/approach Uses past and current official government statistics as the source of information. Findings The review reveals that despite 30 years of considerable legislative, policy and social change in the equity area, women have not attained lead…
Complex and Contradictory
Recognizing gender as a social construction, in this article we explore the complex, and in many ways contradictory, ‘doing’ of gender on regional development boards in Australia. While the number of women on these boards has risen over the past decade, the overwhelming sense of these organizations is one of homogeneity. The individuals on these ministerially appointed boards are awarded institutional privilege. Their roles provide them with stat…
Making visible the ‘space of betweenness’
In this article we proffer the metaphor of a ‘space of betweenness’ to explain women's limited access to leadership roles in Australian peak agricultural industry and regional governance boards. In reviewing the statistics around women's leadership roles in regional Australia, and women's own stories of their activities, we argue that despite women's contribution to their local communities through their diverse roles in paid work, it seems the tr…
Political science (9 works) · Public relations (9 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (4 works) · Family Business Performance and Succession (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Management (3 works)