An examination of the impact of macro context on women CEOs in the hospitality industry

An extensive body of research has studied the antecedents and outcomes of gender differences at the workplace. The differential returns in objective career success (defined by promotions and salary) have been primarly attributed to individual and organizational factors. Yet, other than the effects of national culture and state interventions to promote gender equiy (such as board quotas) on women´s status we know to a less extent the impact of macro context on the gender gap.