In recent years, female enrollments have increased exponentially in many areas of higher education studies. Consequently, women are everywhere present in their chosen career paths, though too few arrive at top-level posts. However, the workplace (particularly the private sector) has not kept pace with this progress in terms of gender-sensitive policies which permit correct work-life balance. This situation has become a major debate in modern feminism and academic gender research should give priority to analyzing the evolution of policies to achieve this objective.