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Meletiadou, Eleni (2023) Making women in finance count: not just counting women - exploring female accountants' experiences in SMEs in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Handbook of research on exploring gender equity, diversity, and inclusion through an intersectional lens. IGI Global, Hershey, Pennsylvania (USA), pp. 22-43. ISBN 9781668484128
The present study investigated the views of 22 women who were working as accountants in six SMEs to reveal the barriers they faced as they tried to maintain a work-life balance, especially as all of them were wives and mothers and have chosen to enter a male-dominated field. The current study revealed that female accountants faced numerous sex-related barriers and received little support as few women have senior roles in accounting even nowadays. It concludes that SMEs should provide opportunities for coaching and mentoring to help women enhance their leadership skills and overall profile, especially during major crises. While several studies have reported on diversity management issues in SMEs, this study focuses on both the enablers and the obstacles female accountants faced in Greece, especially during Covid-19, to provide a more balanced picture and offer recommendations which may support women in male-dominated fields, i.e., finance, promoting Social Justice and Sustainable Development for all employees irrespective of their background and personal characteristics.
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