To understand the barriers which women may face when seeking top managerial jobs. LO5 Catherine Chang was a Chinese MBA student studying at a large university in the North of England. Her MBA was designed for international students, most of whom were Chinese although there were students from other Asian countries and mainland Europe. Catherine’s specialist stream was in accounting, but for her research project she wanted to study the role of women in management positions in Chinese organisations. In particular, she was interested in difficulties women experience in management positions.