ABSTRACT
Women's participation in the labour force has risen over the past two decades in most developed countries. This is also true of many of the Asian countries. What is also true is that women find numerous barriers to their advancement, both from inside the company and also from family and the society. The rapid growth of Asian economies in recent years may have had some impact on women's promotion to management and their progress in this role. Yet little is known of women's role in Asian management and whether serious barriers to their progress remain. In short, have Asian women cracked the ‘glass ceiling’? This is an important question in its own right, but it is also important for a variety of reasons.
