PRME Working Group on Global Women and Leadership

History

The PRME Working Group on Global Women and Leadership was created in January 2026 to engage women and allies in driving meaningful progress towards women’s leadership worldwide. Four educators and researchers from the UK, the United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines connected through shared commitments to advancing women’s development and leadership, united by a vision for an inclusive global community. Their early conversations revealed strong alignment around gender equity and advancement, inspiring collaboration on a group dedicated to supporting women in responsible management education, workplaces, and entrepreneurship.

Purpose

The PRME Working Group on Global Women and Leadership exists to bridge the gap between gender theory and institutional reality within management education and the global workforce. Our purpose is to mobilize a diverse coalition of educators, researchers, and policymakers across global contexts to promote and support women in leadership while addressing the systemic hurdles that still hinder women’s professional ascent and wellbeing.

The Working Group acknowledges the persistent barriers that continue to constrain women’s full participation and advancement in management education and organisational life. The Working Group aims to address challenges including the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions, gendered dynamics embedded in academic and workplace cultures, limited access to mentoring and leadership development opportunities, and the disproportionate impact of caregiving responsibilities on women’s educational and career pathways.

Goals

The Working Group aims to advance gender equity for women to strengthen fairness across management education, workplaces, and entrepreneurship.

Goals include:

• Integrate gender‑responsive and intersectional perspectives into curricula, research, and institutional practices

• Provide mentoring, community‑building, and leadership pathways that support the development of women students, educators, entrepreneurs and practitioners.

• Translate research into practice by creating accessible briefs, tools, and evidence‑informed resources for educators and organisations.

• Address structural barriers that limit women’s participation, progression, and leadership in education and the workplace.

Research

• Women‑Centred Case Study Development: creation and dissemination of cases featuring women leaders and innovators.

• Research‑to‑Practice Briefs: evidence‑based guidance for educators, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and institutions.

• Cross Institutional Coordination: Collaboration with universities, and research centers on comparative studies of women in management and business globally.

• Publish Research Findings: sharing results in high-impact journals, conference proceedings, and practitioner-oriented outlets to inform policy and practice

Engagement Opportunities

• Mentoring & Community Building: global mentoring circles, peer networks, leadership development workshops, and return‑to‑work support.

• Leadership & Wellbeing Roundtables: global dialogues on women’s leadership, care responsibilities, wellbeing, and organisational cultures.

• Teaching for Women’s advancement, development of curriculum materials, pedagogical tools, and faculty development sessions.

• Student Programs: co‑creation labs, leadership circles, global forums, and transition‑to‑work initiatives.

• Annual Symposium: global convening with a dedicated Student & Emerging Leaders Track.

Further details of engagement opportunities to come, with logistics to be available in the event calendar section.

Resource Development

• Annual activity report

• Women centred teaching resources, including curriculum materials and pedagogical tools

• Case studies/ Toolkits

• Research-to-practice briefs

• Symposium/Conference outputs

• Mentoring resources

• Knowledge exchange resources

• Return-to-work/return-to-study materials

Stay tuned for resources to be uploaded in the resources tab!

Co-Chairs

Tao Jiang, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, UK

T.Jiang@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Iffat Sabir Chaudhry, College of Business, Al Ain University, United Arab Emirates

iffat.sabir@aau.ac.ae

Jessica Jaye S. Ranieses, Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business, De La Salle University, Philippines,

jessica.ranieses@dlsu.edu.ph

Prerna Tambay, Kingston Business School, Kingston University, London, UK

P.Tambay@Kingston.ac.uk

Please fill out the form to join the Working Group.