Women on the Glass Cliff: Managing Local Funds

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to present problems and challenges that must be faced by women managers who stand at the helm of non-governmental organizations, which is traditionally considered to be a men’s domain. The organizations studied and selected by us, as very particular within the specificity of the third sector, were local funds – the method of a collective case study was adopted. The particular focus was put on the identification of: reasons and manners of women leaders’ involvement in establishing and running local funds, objectives they execute, distinguishing features of particular local funds resulting from women’s leadership, opportunities and obstacles awaiting women leaders in these organizations.