Insights from professionals in the fields of organizational development and diversity provide practical tools to help employees and managers-regardless of race or gender-collaborate in reaching their workplace potential.
The contributions of more than 30 experts reframe the discussion on gender, race, and ethnicity in the U.S. workforce, examining the complex identity concerns facing workers who fall within minority groups and recommending practical solutions for dealing with workplace inequities. Through focused essays, experts explore new perspectives to persistent challenges and discuss progress made in addressing unequal treatment based on race and gender in the past eight years. This detailed reference explores every aspect of the issue, including mentoring, family leaves, pay inequity, multiracial and transgender identities, community involvement, and illegal harassment.
The first part of the book identifies employment discrimination based on multiracial identity, appearance, and transgender status. The second section unveils the psychology behind harassment on the job; the third section provides strategies for overcoming traditional obstacles for the disenfranchised. The final section discusses updates on laws dealing with the Family and Medical Leave Act. The book closes with success stories of women of color in U.S. leadership roles as well as others achieving success in their professions outside of the country. Accompanying tables, charts, and graphs illustrate the field's most poignant research, such as the relationship between organizational effectiveness and diversity and the characteristics of those taking family and medical leave.
Introduction
Margaret Foegen Karsten
PART 1: NEW AND CONTINUING FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
1 Multiracial in the Workplace: A New Kind of Discrimination?
Tanya Katerí Hernández
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 Castañeda
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
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About the Editor and Contributors
Index
