REFLECTIONS:Who needs gender research and what is its role in the twenty-firstcentury? A personal reflection

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to consider the following questions: who needs gender?rnCan there possibly be any intelligence left to share? What is the role of gender researchers in 2010 andrnin the twenty-first century?rnDesign/methodology/approach - This reflective piece considers these issues against the author'srnown personal experience as Gender in Managements Regional Editor: Australasia, as the EqualrnEmployment Opportunities Commissioner in the New Zealand, as an occasional gender researcher,rnand as a woman.rnFindings - Gender in Management has, and continues to act, as a catalyst for authentic, livedrncollegiality among its networks.rnOriginality/value - The paper offers insights into some of the big questions which spill out fromrncommemorating 25 years of publication for Gender in Management, previously Women inrnManagement Review.