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Title Handbook on well-being of working women / Mary L. Connerley, Jiyun Wu, editors.

Publication Info. Dordrecht : Springer, 2016.
©2016

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Description 1 online resource.
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Physical Medium polychrome
Series International handbooks of quality-of-life
International handbooks of quality-of-life.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Subject Women -- Employment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Women -- Employment.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Subject Women -- Employment -- Psychological aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
Women -- Employment -- Psychological aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
Indexed Term personeelsmanagement
personnel management
economische psychologie
economic psychology
psychologie
psychology
kwaliteit van het leven
quality of life
sociale wetenschappen
social sciences
Social Sciences (General)
Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen)
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Subject Women.
Womyn.
Added Author Connerley, Mary L., editor.
Wu, Jiyun, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Handbook on well-being of working women. Dordrecht : Springer, 2016 9401798966 9789401798969 (OCoLC)904460034
ISBN 9789401798976 (electronic book)
9401798974 (electronic book)
9789401798969
9401798966
Standard No. 10.1007/978-94-017-9897-6