The issue of vertical gender segregation or 'glass ceiling', i.e. lower shares of women at each higher position level, is relevant for the majority of fields in academia and in practice, including the Information Systems (IS) field. The lack of women at higher IS academic ranks results in the lack of visible role models for young women and reinforces the image of IS as a male-dominated domain. An indirect societal message is still common that women are not demanded at managerial positions. Women also tend to be socialised as non-leaders. It is important to reveal and understand how to tackle the subtle systemic or societal mechanisms that hinder women to strive for higher academic ranks in the IS field.