Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women / edited by Mary L. Connerley, Jiyun Wu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Connerley, Mary L., Editor.

Wu, Jiyun, Editor.

Series:

International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life, 2468-7227

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quality of life.

Psychology, Industrial.

Personnel management.

Quality of Life Research.

Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Human Resource Management.

Local Subjects:

Quality of Life Research.

Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Human Resource Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (802 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This handbook provides an overview and synthesis of relevant literature related to the issue of the well-being of working women. This focus addresses a gap that currently exists in the quality-of-life and well-being fields. The work of the authors answers the following broad questions: Does gender matter in the well-being of working women? Do prejudices against and stereotypes of women still play a role in inter-personal interactions in the workplace that could hinder women from flourishing professionally? Does the organizational context, such as organizational culture, reward systems, and leadership, contribute to the well-being of working-women? What impact does the national context have on the well-being of working women? And finally, how can public policies help enhance the well-being of working women? These are important issues for academics, researchers, and graduate students interested in gender issues in the fields of management, sociology, psychology, social psychology, economics, and quality of life studies. Policy makers and practitioners will also find this book beneficial. Equitable treatment and outcomes for all, regardless of gender, remains a challenging goal to achieve, with various barriers in different contexts and different cultures, and this book provides strong coverage of this important topic of well-being of working women. .

Contents:

Part 1. Introduction

Chapter. 1 Uncovering the Complexities of Women and Well-Being in the Workplace: An Introduction; Mary L. Connerley and Jiyun Wu

Part 2. Gender, social group hierarchy, and Well-Being of Working Women

Chapter 2. Workplace Discrimination and the Wellbeing of Minority Women: Overview, Prospects, and Implications; Gwendolyn M. Combs and Ivana Milosevic

Chapter. 3 Fat Women Need Not Apply: Employment Weight Discrimination Against Women; Lynn K. Bartels

Chapter. 4 Countering Heteronormativity; Lesbians and Well-Being in the Workplace; Helen Woodruffe-Burton

Chapter 5. “Women Like You Keep Women Like Me Down”: Understanding Intergenerational Conflict and Work-life Balance from a Discourse Perspective; Renee Guarriello Heath

Chapter 6. Sexual Harassment: Undermining the Wellbeing of Working Women; Kathryn J. Holland and Lilia M. Cortina

Chapter 7. Understanding Mental Disorders in Women in the Workplace to Mitigate Deleterious Effects; Wesley S. Parks, Paula K. Lundberg-Love, Cecily Luft, Aimee Stewart and Haley Peddy

Chapter 8. Women and Work Stress: More and Different; Astrid Richardsen, Laura E. M. Traavik and Ronald J. Burke

Chapter 9. The Gender Pay Gap and the Wellbeing of Working Women; Hilary M. Lips

Part 3. Women Leaders and Well-Being

Chapter 10. Gender Bias Against Female Leaders: A Review; Kim M. Elsesser

Chapter 11. Does the Presence of Women in Management Impact Gender Inequality?; Matt L. Huffman

Chapter 12. In the Company of Women: The Well-Being Consequences of Working With (and for) Other Women; Carol T. Kulik, Isabel Metz and Jill A. Gould

Chapter 13 Constrained by Emotion: Women, Leadership, and Expressing Emotion in the Workplace. Jacqueline S. Smith, Victoria L. Brescoll, and Erin L. Thomas

Chapter 14. The Purpose and Place of Mentoring for Women Managers in Organisations: An Australian Perspective; Lisa Catherine Ehrich and Megan Kimber

Chapter 15. French Women Entrepreneurs’ Leadership Practices and Well-Being in a High Growth Context; Stephanie Chasserio, Corinne Poroli and Renaud Redien-Collot

Part 4. Professional Context and the Well-Being of Working Women

Chapter 16. Women in Medicine; Tracey LaPierre, Shirley Hill and Emily Jones

Chapter 17. The Relationship between Organizational Family Support and Burnout among Working Women at Healthcare Industry: Core Self-Evaluation as Moderator; Peng Wang, Teresa A. Wagner, Scott L. Boyar, Steven A. Corman and Ronald B. McKinley

Chapter 18. Still Alone at the Table? Women Working in Technology Organizations; Marilyn Drury

Chapter 19. Women Accountants in Practicing Accounting Firms: Their Status, Investments and Returns; Simeon O. Okpechi and Rachid Belmasrour

Chapter 20. Work-Family Balance for Women Lawyers Today: A Reality or Still a Dream?; Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay

Chapter 21. Knowledge Work and Flexible Working: Helping or Hindering Working Women?; Doris Ruth Eikhof

Chapter 22. Gender, Entrepreneurship, and Firm Performance: Recent Research and Considerations of Context; Susan Coleman

Chapter 23. Extreme Expatriation: The Effect of Location Factors and Masculine Environments on Women’s International Assignment Participation in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production; Susan Shortland

Part 5. Public Policy, Organizational Policy and Societal Influences and The Well-Being of Working Women

Chapter 24. Work-Life Policies, Programs, and Practices: Helping Women, Men, and Workplaces; Laura Sabattini and Faye J. Crosby

Chapter 25. The Gender-Career Estimation Gap; Lutz C. Kaiser

Chapter 26. Family and Labor Market Policies in Germany: The Well-being of Working Women; Jessica K. Camp, Eileen Trzcinski and Stella Resko

Chapter 27. Social Costs: The Career-Family Tradeoff; Bridgette Cram, Mohamad G. Alkadry and Leslie E. Tower

Chapter 28. An Exploration of Quality Part-Time Working in Europe, with a Focus on the UK Case; Clare Lyonette, Beate Baldauf and Heike Behle

Chapter 29. Opting in: Women in Search of Well-Being; Ingrid Biese and Linda McKie

Chapter 30. The Well-Being of Working Women in Times of Economic Crisis and Recovery: Insights from the Great Recession; Janice Peterson

Chapter 31. Let Us Listen to the Voice of Women in Management in Spain in the 21st Century: A Longitudinal Study; Rosario Vázquez Carrasco, Ma. Eugenia López Pérez and Edgar Centeno

Chapter 32. Women in the Workplace: Feminism’s Potential Impact; Kendra Saunders

Part 6. Cross-cultural and country-specific context and the Well-Being of Working Women: A Global Perspective

Chapter 33. Women in the Workforce: A Global Snapshot; Betty Jane Punnett

Chapter 34. Are Education and Occupational Status Affecting Men’s and Women’s Satisfaction in Different Ways? A Cross-National Perspective on Gender Inequality; Mª del Mar Salinas-Jimenez, Joaquín Artes and Javier Salinas-Jimenez

Chapter 35. The Subjective Well-Being of Working Women in Europe; Eduardo Bericat

Chapter 36. Inequalities in Unpaid Work: A Cross-National Comparison; Janeen Baxter and Tsui-o Tai

Chapter 37. Work Satisfaction of Chinese Women; Hang Ye Ngo and Huimin Liu

Chapter 38. Working Women in Arab Countries: A Case for Cautious Optimism; Yusuf M. Sidani

Chapter 39. Work-Family Balance and the Well-being of Educated Women in Iran; Narjes Mehdizadeh

Chapter 40. Work, Family and Women’s Well-Being in Malaysia; Noraini M. Noor and Nor Diana Mohd Mahudin

Chapter 41. The Reality of Women on the Boards of Directors of Brazilian Companies: Seeking Insight and Solutions; Kellen Lazzaretti and Christiane Kleinübing Godoi

Chapter 42. Gendered Ideology, Male Dominance and Women’s Microcredit Participation in Rural Bangladesh; K. M. Rabiul Karim and Chi Kong Law

Chapter 43. Employment, Empowerment, and Spousal Violence on Women in Developing Countries; Yoo-Mi Chin

Chapter 44. Impact of HIV Related Stigma and Discrimination on Working Women in Sub-Sahara Africa; Vincent Icheku

Part 7. Epilogue

Chapter 45. Feminist Eudaemonia: A Research Direction; Jiyun Wu and Mary L. Connerley. .

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

94-017-9897-4