Although the Singaporean Government and society in general are more family oriented than the Australian context, this had little effect on the career advancement of Singaporean women in the international accounting firms in this research. The one female partner who had no dependent children worked in a Singaporean firm, however, the result was not statistically significant. This finding suggests that institutional policies and social support provide some economic assistance to women with dependent children; however, it does not appear to alleviate the inequality in career progression to partner level experienced by mothers in both countries. Further this study’s results suggest that that formal policies in the workplace supported by senior management in international accounting firms may be more effective to develop flexible paths for mothers to reach partner level than government economic and social support alone.