Handbook of Gender and Work

by Gary N. Powell

• ISBN13: 9780761913559
• ISBN10: 0761913556
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-29
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

'The structure of the book does mean chapters or sections can be read in isolation, and discrete themes investigated using the indexes. This is where it succeeds as a reference work for scholars. At the same time there is much readable material for those with a general interest in the subject' - Career GuidanceThe Handbook of Gender and Work is a comprehensive synthesis of current literature and knowledge regarding gender in organizations.A multinational group of leading scholars and researchers from across the disciplines examines the influence of gender (on its own and with other factors) on the conduct of work and the roles and experience of people in the workplace.Amongst the topics included are: the gender gap in earnings; sex segregation in occupations; romantic relationships in organizational settings; stress; affirmative action; and the impact of gender on social influence and leadership.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Examining the Intersection of Gender and Work

PART ONE: GENDER AND OTHER IDENTITIES - Karen Korabik

Sex and Gender in the New Millenium - Bernardo M Ferdman

The Color and Culture of Gender in Organizations

Attending to Race and Ethnicity

PART TWO: THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT - Cary L Cooper and Suzan Lewis

Gender and the Changing Nature of Work - Barbara A Gutek, Bennett Cherry and Markus Groth

Gender and Service Delivery - Mark Maier

On the Gendered Substructure of Organization

Dimensions and Dilemmas of Corporate Masculinity - Patricia A Roos and Mary Lizabeth Gatta

The Gender Gap in Earnings

Trends, Explanations and Prospects - Jerry A Jacobs

The Sex Segregation of Occupations

Prospects for the 21st Century

PART THREE: ORGANIZATIONAL, GROUP AND INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES - Laura M Graves

Gender Bias in Interviewers' Evaluations of Applicants

When and How Does It Occur? - Kathryn M Bartol

Gender Influences on Performance Evaluations - Pamela S Tolbert, Mary E Graham and Alice O Andrews

Group Gender Composition and Work Group Relations

Theories, Evidence and Issues - Linda L Carli and Alice H Eagly

Gender Effects on Social Influence and Emergent Leadership - D Anthony Butterfield and James P Grinnell

`Re-Viewing' Gender, Leadership and Managerial Behavior

Do Three Decades of Research Tell Us Anything? - Nancy J Adler

Global Leaders

Women of Influence - Lynn Bowes-Sperry and Jasmine Tata

A Multiperspective Framework of Sexual Harassment

Reviewing Two Decades of Research - Gary N Powell and Sharon Foley

Romantic Relationships in Organizational Settings

Something to Talk About

PART FOUR: CAREERS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE - Linda K Stroh and Anne H Reilly

Gender and Careers

Present Experiences and Emerging Trends - Gary N Powell

Reflections on the Glass Ceiling

Recent Trends and Future Prospects - Belle Rose Ragins

Gender and Mentoring Relationships

A Review and Research Agenda for the Next Decade - Dorothy Perrin Moore

Women Entrepreneurs

Approaching a New Millenium - Jeffrey H Greenhaus and Saroj Parasuraman

Research on Work, Family and Gender

Current Status and Future Directions - Marilyn J Davidson and Sandra Fielden

Stress and the Working Woman

PART FIVE: ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES - Alison M Konrad and Frank Linnehan

Affirmative Action

History, Effects and Attitudes - Sharon A Lobel

Impacts of Diversity and Work-Life Initiatives in Organizations

PART FIVE: CONDUCTING FUTURE RESEARCH - Elizabeth A Cooper and Susan M Bosco

Methodological Issues in Conducting Research on Gender in Organizations