WINE, as a consumable product, is approximately 8000 years old, is culturally significant around the world, has a strong impact on national reputation for wine-producing countries, and represents a multi-billion dollar global industry.However, the wine industry has historically been very patriarchal, one dominated by men (Bryant and Garnham 2014; Gilbert 2011; Ting 2013).As such, little is known about how many women actually work in the industry, nor what roles they might play.To advance knowledge, I undertook a study that examined women in CEO, winemaking, viticulture, and marketing roles in Australian wine firms, over the period 2007-2013. These are critical roles because they relate directly to the strategy, production andsales of wine products.
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