The Economics of Gender in China - Women, Work and the Glass Ceiling

China''s rapid socio-economic development has achieved remarkable equalizing conditions between men and women in the aspects of health, education and labor force participation, but the glass ceiling phenomenon has become more prominent. The book develops a cross-disciplinary paradigm, with economics at its core, to better understand gender in China and women in management in the Chinese business context. The theoretical perspective integrates the knowledge and evidence from cognate disciplinary strands, such as economics, sociology, management studies, and the Chinese literature, into one unified framework. In-depth interviews with managers in China''s largest enterprises complement the theoretical perspective with rich empirical details to examine women''s managerial experiences and career choices. The book''s argument sheds light on the power of stereotypes that specify women''s roles in the family, organization, and society. It shows that understanding the socio-psychological and or