Gender in the Workplace : A Case Study Approach

by Delaat, Jacqueline

• ISBN13: 9780761914785
• ISBN10: 0761914781
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

While women have made progress toward equality in the workplace, gender issues continue to surface in today's work environment. How are these issues best confronted? This brief collection of cases is designed to help students and employees gain a hands-on understanding of gender issues in the workplace and to provide the necessary tools to handle those issues. Based on actual legal cases, nationally reported incidents, and personal interviews, the case studies in Gender in the Workplace address the range and types of gender issues in the workplace including: - Gender stereotypes about work - Gender discrimination in the workplace - Balancing work and family responsibilities- Sexual harassment issuesThe case studies place the reader directly "in the action," by requiring the reader to conduct an analysis of real situation (appropriate supporting material, data, and discussion topics are provided) and to make decisions based on that analysis. Through completion of all five cases, theinteraction of various gender issues, and the variations of issues in different organizational cultures and work settings are demonstrated. The concluding chapter is devoted to an examination of the connections between the five categories of gender issues explored in cases. An Instructor's Manual provides additional resources and information that will assist in the discussion of case issues. Epilogues to each case pursued, and what occurred as a result. This text is intended as a supplement for courses in Management, Human Resources, Public Administration, Gender Studies, Industrial Psychology, Social Psychology, and Sociology of Work. It will also be useful in consulting and trainingenvironments.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(1)
Topics	2	(2)
Gender Stereotyping of Work	4	(3)
Gender Discrimination in Compensation, Promotion, Benefits: The Glass Ceiling	7	(2)
Career Development and Mentoring	9	(2)
Balancing Work and Family Responsibilities	11	(2)
Sexual Harassment	13	(2)
Effective Use of the Text	15	(2)
Suggested Readings	17	(1)
References	17	(4)
Half a Pie, or None?	21	(10)
Case Overview	21	(1)
Body of Case	21	(5)
Suggested Readings	26	(1)
Student Response	27	(2)
Appendix A	29	(2)
Did Attorney Evans Bump Her Head on the Glass Ceiling?	31	(20)
Case Overview	31	(1)
Body of Case	31	(9)
Suggested Readings	40	(1)
Student Response	41	(2)
Appendix A	43	(4)
Appendix B	47	(2)
Appendix C	49	(2)
Medical Mentoring	51	(14)
Case Overview	51	(1)
Body of Case	51	(10)
Suggested Readings	61	(2)
Student Response	63	(2)
The Pregnant Professor	65	(12)
Case Overview	65	(1)
Body of Case	65	(6)
Suggested Readings	71	(1)
Student Response	72	(1)
Appendix A	73	(1)
Appendix B	74	(2)
Appendix C	76	(1)
Sexual Harassment in the Army	77	(10)
Case Overview	77	(1)
Body of Case	77	(5)
Suggested Readings	82	(1)
Student Response	83	(1)
Appendix A	84	(3)
Conclusion	87	(14)
Organizational Culture	91	(7)
Referneces	98	(3)
About the Author	101