Making women in finance count: not just counting women – Exploring female accountants' experiences in SMEs in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic

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 diversity, equity, and Inclusion through an intersectional lens. IGI Global, Hershey, Pennsylvania (USA), pp. 22-43. ISBN 9781668484142

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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.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI); gender diversity management; gender bias; equality in the workplace; organisationale change; women empowerment
Subjects:	300 Social sciences 300 Social sciences > 370 Education 600 Technology > 650 Management & auxiliary services
Department:	Guildhall School of Business and Law
Depositing User:	Eleni Meletiadou
Date Deposited:	20 Oct 2023 10:25
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2023 10:25
URI:	https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/id/eprint/8828

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