Exploring Gender at Work
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A timely work that reviews the phenomenon of gender and its many manifestations of equality. Well-suited for increasing awareness and justice in academic and professional environments, this collective work addresses long-standing and ongoing social problems such as discrimination, stereotyping, prejudice, as well as a plethora of societal and industry influences that sustain the trend of gender imbalance.
Aiming to span a broad scope in time, backgrounds and implementation, this book presents a wide variety of topics, including a historical overview, contemporary gender-based Issues, gender approaches across the disciplines, and cultural influences. The reader is guaranteed to confront existing biases when digesting topics related to gender communication differences, stereotypes, tensions and resistances, assigned social roles, transgenderism, non-binary identities, tension fields between equality and equity, relational aggression, and more.
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- Springer Nature
- 9783030643195
- 9783030643188
- ePub
- 0
- English
- 2021-03-25
- 100
- 2
- 2
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- Cover
- Front Matter
- Part I. Gender: A Historical Overview
- 1. History of Empowerment: How Far Have We Come?
- 2. Patriarchy, Religion, and Society
- 3. Gender-Based Inequality in the Modern American Society
- Part II. Contemporary Gender-Based Issues
- 4. Gender and Communication: Are There Decisive Differences?
- 5. The Conundrum of Gender Stereotypes
- 6. Masculinity at Work
- 7. Gender Stereotypes: The Profiling of Women in Marketing
- 8. Deciding to Be Authentic: Transgender Employees and Their Decision to Be Out at Work
- Part III. Gender Approaches Across the Disciplines
- 9. Gender Diversity, Unconscious Bias, and Leadership for Organizational and Planetary Health
- 10. Working More Effectively with Non-binary Colleagues
- 11. Gender Equality & Gender Equity: Strategies for Bridging the Gender Gap in the Corporate World
- 12. Restoring the Leadership Balance: WOMEN UNITE
- 13. What Hinders Me from Moving Ahead? Gender Identity’s Impact on Women’s Entrepreneurial Intention
- 14. Reviewing Representations of the Ubiquitous “Entrepreneurs Wife”
- 15. Strategies to Build Women Leaders Globally: Think Managers, Think Men; Think Leaders, Think Women
- 16. Feminism: Legitimate, Fearful, or Feared
- Part IV. Cultural Influences and Gender
- 17. If Iceland Is a Gender Paradise, Where Are the Women CEOs of Listed Companies?
- 18. Senior Executive Women’s Views on Female Solidarity: The Role of Perceived Gender Salience
- 19. Gender Quota for Workplace Inclusivity: A Mere Band-Aid?
- 20. Creating Inclusion for Transwomen at Work Through Corporate Social Responsibility: The Contributions of Bandhu in Bangladesh
- 21. Working While Homosexual in South Africa: Where Are We Now?
- 22. Unfinished Business: Advancing Workplace Gender Equity Through Complex Systems Strategies Supporting Work/Family Dynamics
- 23. Men, Women, and Work–Life Balance: Then, Now, and in the Future
- Back Matter