Gender in the Workplace: A Case Study Approach
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. Completely revised and updated, this Second Edition provides a more international dimension to reinforce the...
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The real life cases presented in Gender in the Workplace demonstrate the interaction of various gender issues, and how the issues vary from organization to organization, and from work environment to work environment. The case studies require the reader to analyze a real situation, and make decisions on the basis of their analysis. Issues covered include: gender stereotypes about work; gender discrimination in pay, promotion and benefits; career development and mentoring; balancing work and family and sexual harassment. The concluding chapter examines the connection between the five types of gender discrimination explored in the cases. Booknews Five in-depth examples help students and employers understand gender issues in the workplace, and describe the tools necessary to deal with them. Drawn from actual legal cases, nationally reported incidents, and personal interviews, they illustrate such issues as gender stereotypes about work, gender discrimination, balancing work and family responsibilities, and sexual harassment. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction11Half a Pie, or None?212Did Attorney Evans Bump Her Head on the Glass Ceiling?313Medical Mentoring514The Pregnant Professor655Sexual Harassment in the Army77Conclusion87About the Author101
\ BooknewsFive in-depth examples help students and employers understand gender issues in the workplace, and describe the tools necessary to deal with them. Drawn from actual legal cases, nationally reported incidents, and personal interviews, they illustrate such issues as gender stereotypes about work, gender discrimination, balancing work and family responsibilities, and sexual harassment. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
