Women, Employment and Organizations - Challenges for Management

Informationen zum Autor Judith Glover is Professor of Employment Studies at the School of Business and Social Sciences, Roehampton University, UK. Gill Kirton is Senior Lecturer in Employment Relations at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, UK. Klappentext This book brings together the latest European and North American research on a series of key topics in the field of women's employment. Drawing on published and easily accessible statistics, it sets the topics in the appropriate policy contexts and systematically appraises them from the viewpoint of the challenges for the management of human resources. The book explores: occupational segregation the pay gap work-life balance part-time working women, work and pensions women in professional occupations equality and diversity management women and trade unions. This is a highly useful book suitable for a wide range of courses including business studies, sociology, social policy and gender studies. Zusammenfassung Women's employment is an area of considerable interest both from the point of view of equal opportunities and of economic competitiveness. This book brings togther the latest research on a series of key topics in the field of women's employment. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Women, Employment and Organizations – Changes and Challenges 2. Gender Segregation 3. The Gender Pay Gap 4. Women and Part-Time Work 5. Women in the Professions and Management 6. From Equal Opportunities to Diversity Management 7. Work–Life Balance: Flexible Working? 8. Women and Trade Unions 9. Conclusion – Prospects for Women’s Employment

Product details

• Authors: Judith Glover, Judith (University of Surrey Glover, Judith Kirton Glover, Glover Judith, Gill Kirton, Gill (Queen Mary University of London Kirton, Kirton Gill
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.2006
• EAN: 9780415328388
• ISBN: 978-0-415-32838-8
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Women in Business, Personnel & human resources management, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Personnel and human resources management