Business Horizons Call for Papers
Advancing Women in Business Organizations: New Insights and Practices
Conference and Special Issue

Guest Editors: 
Carolyn Goerner, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
Ellen Ernst Kossek, Krannert School of Management
Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence, Purdue University

Overview: 
In 2017, the Fortune 500 boasted the largest-ever percentage of female CEOs: 5.8%. Despite obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees at higher rates than men, women continue to earn substantially less than their similarly situated male counterparts and are less likely to advance. The consensus among scholars and practitioners alike is that there is no “quick fix,” but instead a need for consistent, thoughtful research on women’s experiences in business that informs both theory and practice. Numerous theories have tried to explain the lack of women in the uppermost echelons of business, but to date no explanation has proved. Leaders, managers, and employers still have much to learn about how to advance women in business.

Business Horizons is calling for abstract proposals for papers to provide new insights addressing these persistent gaps and challenges related to advancing women in business. As a way to improve the quality of submissions, the editors encourage interested scholars to submit their abstract to the Leadership Excellence and Gender in Organizations Research to Practice Conference at Purdue University in March 2018 prior to the journal submission deadline to improve paper submissions.

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