The changing portrayal of the employment of women in British banks' and retail companies' corporate annual reports

Adams, C. A. and Harte, G. (1998) The changing portrayal of the employment of women in British banks' and retail companies' corporate annual reports. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 23(8), pp. 781-812. (doi: 10.1016/S0361-3682(98)00028-2)

Abstract

This paper examines disclosure with respect to gender and employment in the corporate annual reports of major British banking and retail companies during the period 1935–1993. Setting the disclosures in the social, political and economic context of six distinct periods, the authors suggest that the position of women in the two sectors can in part be explained by continuing patriarchal attitudes of management.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Adams, Professor Carol
• Authors: Adams, C. A., and Harte, G.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Accounting and Finance
• Journal Name: Accounting, Organizations and Society
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 03613682
• ISSN (Online): 1873-6289