Abstract
In terms of achieving growth and profitability, women play an important role in public and private organizations. Despite the increase of women in the workforce, they continue to be underrepresented in managerial positions. Appropriate initiatives need to be implemented in an organization to manage and retain women talent. Online courses catered specifically to women can provide women professionals with relevant development opportunities throughout their career, as these women-only programs allow women to freely discuss their particular issues and concerns in a supportive and safe climate. Apart from being flexible and cost effective, these online women-only courses provide an optimal learning environment for women to share and analyze the unique strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities facing women in the workplace. Yet, several questions exist concerning the design and delivery of such online courses, particularly from the student’s perspective. 
 
 In this study, students' perceptions of e-learning in a women-only environment are examined. An exploratory study of female students enrolled in an Executive Certificate of Leadership for Women, which is a customized online program facilitated by international PhD qualified women faculty, is conducted to understand students’ perceptions of the various attributes of a women-only online learning course.
Highlights
TO CORPORATE E-LEARNINGOver the past decades, the number of women assuming corporate leadership roles has risen in most parts of the world as women play an increasingly important role in public and private organizations
The number of women assuming corporate leadership roles has risen in most parts of the world as women play an increasingly important role in public and private organizations
A recent study found that companies that perform best financially have the highest number of women in leadership roles [4]
Summary
The number of women assuming corporate leadership roles has risen in most parts of the world as women play an increasingly important role in public and private organizations. While the number of women in managerial positions has grown, women continue to be underrepresented in managerial positions, with this gender gap being most evident at the senior management and executive levels. It is imperative that organizations increase the percentage of women within the company, in particular in mid to top-level positions, as this would in turn increase the likelihood of sustaining gender diversity at every level of the organization [11]. Such an approach can give rise to more female role models within the organization, which may result in (more) female mentors. The paper examines the implications of the findings and concludes with possible future research
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