Gender, race, and ethnicity in the workplace : emerging issues and enduring challenges / Margaret Foegen Karsten, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Karsten, Margaret Foegen.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in the workplace--United States.

Discrimination in the workplace.

Diversity in the workplace--United States.

Diversity in the workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 444 pages)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2016]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This book features insights from professionals in the fields of organizational development and diversity. It provides practical tools to help employees and managers -- regardless of race or gender -- collaborate in reaching their workplace potential.

Contents:

part 1. New and continuing forms of discrimination

1. Multiracial in the workplace: a new kind of discrimination? / Tanya Kateri Hernandez

2. Weight and appearance at work: legal concerns related to race, ethnicity, and gender / Bahaudin G. Mujtaba and Frank J. Cavico

3 Navigating transgender issues in the workplace / Vanessa Sheridan

4. Gender inequality in the U.S. labor market: evidence from the American community survey / Jongsung Kim and Shani D. Carter

part 2. Romance, harassment, and incivility at work

5. Romantic relationships at work: coming into their own / Donna Castaneda

6. You're not the boss of me! Or are you? Employer liability for workplace harassment after Vance v. Ball State / Thomas S. Collins

7. Selective incivility: a microaggression targeting racial and ethnic groups in the workplace / Marilyn Y. Byrd

part 3. Career challenges and workgroup diversity

8. Filling the gap: Principles, practices, and tools for the effective management of diverse workgroups / Amanda Kraus and Martha Farnsworth Riche

9. Sex, gender, and leadership in the public sector: is the role of femininity greater at lower levels? / Gary N. Powell and D. Anthony Butterfield

10. Navigating the circle of trust: building and rebuilding authentic relationships among women / Karen L. Proudford, Jessica L. Porter, Golshan Javadian, and Nancie Zane

11. Maintaining a healthy diversified mentoring relationship / Kimberly E. O'Brien

12. Lean in ... or not: women of color in the workforce / Janelle M. Silva and Samuel Link

part 4. Work and family issues

13. Is pregnancy a disability? / Julie Manning Magid

14. The Family and Medical Leave Act: changes and challenges / Darlene M. Clabault

15. Who experiences more stress when work hours increase: comparisons by gender, marriage, children, and partner employment / Se Hoon Kim

16. Women and work-life balance: yesterday, today, and tomorrow / Lora Reed

part 5. Workplace stories and special situations

17. Latinas in the workplace: creating a path of success / Damary M. Bonilla-Rodriguez

18. American Indian women in academic libraries: progress and challenges / Sarah R. Kostelecky

19. Understanding the lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the accounting profession: a systems view / Ann-Lorraine Edwards

20. Women working abroad: a slow, steady climb / Marvee L. Marr.

Notes:

Earlier edition: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400655968

9798216088974

9781786849601

1786849607

9781440833700

1440833702

OCLC:

942588631