Academic Papers
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2012
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Miriam Shoshana Sobre-Denton
Stories from the Cage: Autoethnographic Sensemaking of Workplace Bullying, Gender Discrimination, and White Privilege
This autoethnography examines white privilege and systemic discrimination within contexts of my experiences as a white woman encountering workplace bullying, presented and examined on three levels. In sections marked “Then,” I integrate my own memories of my employment at AAA. In sections titled “Now,” I analyze my experiences through three interpretive lenses: first workplace bullying, then cultural enactments of gender
2021
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published by Human Resource Management International Digest
Stereotypes, stigma and support: Positive and negative experiences of gender diversity in the workplace
Stigma and discrimination in the workplace can take place against several different disadvantaged social groups. Predominantly it is found against women and racial groups. However, it can also take place against age, religion, disability and sexuality. One social group which has been little studied is Gender Diverse Individuals (GDIs). GDIs are individuals whose identity does not match their biological and
2015
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Courtney von Hippel, Denise Sekaquaptewa, and Matthew McFarlane
Stereotype Threat Among Women in Finance: Negative Effects on Identity, Workplace Well-Being, and Recruiting
Because women are in the minority in masculine fields like finance and banking, women in these fields may experience stereotype threat or the concern about being negatively stereotyped in their workplace. Research demonstrates that stereotype threat among women in management and accounting leads to negative job attitudes and intentions to quit via its effects on identity separation, or the perception
2020
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published by Emerald Publishing Limited
Solutions for tackling workplace gender inequality: Exploring the impact of women’s self-efficacy levels, career aspirations and work engagement
Despite equal rights and increased openness in the workplace over the preceding decades, issues surrounding women in the workplace and how they perform compared to their male counterparts continue to generate much discussion. A research paper by Hartman and Barber (2020) explores the differences between men and women in the workplace in relation to their self-efficacy, career aspirations, and engagement.
2021
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Cynthia S. Wang, Jennifer A. Whitson, Brayden G King, Rachel L. Ramirezd
Social Movements, Collective Identity, and Workplace Allies: The Labeling of Gender Equity Policy Changes
Social movements seek allies as they campaign for social, political, and organizational changes. How do activists gain allies in the targeted institutions they hope to change? Despite recognition of the importance of ally support in theories about institutional change and social movements, these theories are largely silent on the microdynamics of ally mobilization. We examine how the labeling of organizational
2018
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Renzo J. Barrantes & Asia A. Eaton
Sexual Orientation and Leadership Suitability: How Being a Gay Man Affects Perceptions of Fit in Gender-Stereotyped Positions
The current set of studies examines perceptions of gay men’s fitness for leadership positions in the workplace. In two betweensubjects experiments we examined the effect of a male employee’s sexuality on perceptions of his suitability for stereotypically feminine, masculine, and gender-neutral managerial positions, as well as potential mediators (perceptions of target agency and communion) and moderators (target out status) of
2016
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Jan Wynen
Sexual Harassment: The Nexus Between Gender and Workplace Authority: Evidence from the Australian Public Service
Sexual harassment in the workplace is commonly portrayed as the male supervisor harassing female subordinates.Within this popular characterization, the unequal distribution of formal, organizational power is believed to be a necessary precondition for sexual harassment. The traditional cultural image of harassers and targets has however not kept pace with changing workplace realities. Research has indeed found that female supervisors may
2019
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Elizabeth Sepper & Deborah Dinner
Sex in Public
This Article recounts the first history of sex in public accommodations law- a history essential to debates that rage today over gerider and sexuality in public. Just fifty years ago,not only LGBTQ people but also cisgender women were the subject of discrimination in public.Restaurants and bars displayed “men-only” signs. Women held secondary status in civic organi-zations, such as Rotary and
2016
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Andri Georgiadou
Reflections from EDI conference: Equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights in times of austerity
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the research presented at the 2016 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Conference in Nicosia, Cyprus. Design/methodology/approach – The report is based on six papers, of interest to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion readers, which were selected from the proceedings and presentations made at the conference. The papers vary
2011
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Lotte Bailyn
Redesigning work for gender equity and work–personal life integration
This paper describes a series of intervention projects in the conditions and design of work geared to increasing gender equity in organizations and the ability of employees to integrate their working lives with their personal lives. It shows that approaching work with a work-family lens tends to lead to changes in the temporal conditions of work, in what has come