ISBN:
9789401798976
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9401798966
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 821 Seiten)
Series Statement:
International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life
Series Statement:
International Handbooks of Quality-Of-Life Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306
Keywords:
Quality of Life_xResearch
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction -- 1: Uncovering the Complexities of the Relationship Between Women and Well-Being in the Workplace: An Introduction -- Part I - Introduction -- Part II - Gender, Social Group Hierarchy, and Well-Being of Working Women -- Part III - Women Leaders and Well-Being -- Part IV - Professional Context and the Well-Being of Working Women -- Part V - Public Policy, Organizational Policy and Societal Influences on the Well-Being of Working Women -- Part VI - Cross-Cultural and Country-Specific Context and the Well-Being of Working Women: A Global Perspective -- Part VII - Epilogue -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Gender, Social Group Hierarchy, and Well-Being of Working Women -- 2: Workplace Discrimination and the Wellbeing of Minority Women: Overview, Prospects, and Implications -- Introduction -- Discrimination and Wellbeing in the Workplace -- Discrimination and Health Influences -- Resource Deficits and Illness Vulnerability -- Minority Women and Discrimination -- Tokenism and Stereotypes -- Workplace Harassment -- Minority Women, Discrimination and Wellbeing -- Organizational and Individual Interventions for Minority Women Wellbeing -- Organizational Level -- Individual Level -- Conclusion -- References -- 3: Fat Women Need Not Apply: Employment Weight Discrimination Against Women -- Fat Women Need Not Apply: Weight Discrimination in Employment Against Women -- Research on Weight Discrimination in Employment -- Perceived Employment Discrimination -- Weight-Related Wage Penalty -- Legal Protection -- Weight Prejudice -- Employer Justifications -- Practical Implications -- Future Research Directions -- Conclusion -- References -- 4: Countering Heteronormativity -- Lesbians and Wellbeing in the Workplace -- Introduction and Background -- Sexual Orientation and Research in the Organisational Context.
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Part I: Introduction; 1: Uncovering the Complexities of the Relationship Between Women and Well-Being in the Workplace: An Introduction; Part I - Introduction; Part II - Gender, Social Group Hierarchy, and Well-Being of Working Women; Part III - Women Leaders and Well-Being; Part IV - Professional Context and the Well-Being of Working Women; Part V - Public Policy, Organizational Policy and Societal Influences on the Well-Being of Working Women; Part VI - Cross-Cultural and Country-Specific Context and the Well-Being of Working Women: A Global Perspective; Part VII - Epilogue
Description / Table of Contents:
ConclusionReferences; Part II: Gender, Social Group Hierarchy, and Well-Being of Working Women ; 2: Workplace Discrimination and the Wellbeing of Minority Women: Overview, Prospects, and Implications; Introduction; Discrimination and Wellbeing in the Workplace; Discrimination and Health Influences; Resource Deficits and Illness Vulnerability; Minority Women and Discrimination; Tokenism and Stereotypes; Workplace Harassment; Minority Women, Discrimination and Wellbeing; Organizational and Individual Interventions for Minority Women Wellbeing; Organizational Level; Individual Level
Description / Table of Contents:
ConclusionReferences; 3: Fat Women Need Not Apply: Employment Weight Discrimination Against Women; Fat Women Need Not Apply: Weight Discrimination in Employment Against Women; Research on Weight Discrimination in Employment; Perceived Employment Discrimination; Weight-Related Wage Penalty; Legal Protection; Weight Prejudice; Employer Justifications; Practical Implications; Future Research Directions; Conclusion; References; 4: Countering Heteronormativity; Lesbians and Wellbeing in the Workplace; Introduction and Background
Description / Table of Contents:
Sexual Orientation and Research in the Organisational Context Queer Performance and Lesbian Identity; Experiences of Butch Lesbians in Negotiating Identity in the Interview Context; Intersectionality; Conclusions and Directions for Further Research; Suggested Further Reading; References; 5: "Women Like You Keep Women Like Me Down": Understanding Intergenerational Conflict and Work-Life Balance from a Discourse Perspective; A Communication Perspective; Work-Life Balance; Life Cycle Theory; Generational Differences Around Work-Life Balance
Description / Table of Contents:
Deconstructing Intergenerational Discord: Preliminary FindingsRevisiting the Context for Conflict: The Gendered Workplace; Expanding the Research Agenda for Work-Life; Rethinking Intergenerational Conflict as Rejection of the Gendered Workplace; Self-Employment; A Partial Return to the Workforce; Rejection of Current Workplace; Conclusion; References; 6: Sexual Harassment: Undermining the Wellbeing of Working Women; Definitions of Sexual Harassment; United States Legal Definition; Legal Definitions Across National Contexts; Definitions in Social Science
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Prevalence of Sexual Harassment
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