The Psychology of Women at Work [Three Volumes]
Challenges and Solutions for Our Female Workforce
Michele A. Paludi, ed.
ISBN:
0-275-99677-8
ISBN-13:
978-0-275-99677-2
620 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication:
6/30/2008
Availability:
In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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"..Contributors address a wide range of topics, but two --sexual harassment and leadership--receive the most coverage. Analyses of gender stereotypes and their impacts are also discussed in several contexts. Many articles relate the experiences of women to those of girls and young women, from elementary school to college. Others make reference to issues faced by various racial and ethnic minorities, and one specifically addresses challenges for women of color."
—CHOICE
3/1/2009
Description:
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women made up 46.4 percent of the civilian labor force in 2005, and that percentage is expected to reach 47 percent by 2014. Professional and health-related occupations are the fastest-growing roles for women, with computer-related, environmental, and educational fields also drawing increasingly on the female workforce. The bottom line at a macro level is that, more and more, women are driving the country's economic development. But with that phenomenon come questions, challenges, and concerns, on many diverse levels. Debates rage on psychological topics such as the effect the increasing number of women at work has on marriage and divorce, family and children, women's identities and stress levels and, overall, their physical and mental health. Psychologist Michele A. Paludi and her team of experts from across fields examine all aspects of women at work - the pros and cons, how it is changing American society, its women, their relationships, partners, and children.
The factors that fuel women achievers are also discussed by female scholars and experts in the field, who illustrate points with vignettes and their own career development stories. Issues in the workplace affecting women's wellbeing are also discussed, including sexual harassment and related laws, pregnancy-related work policy and regulations, challenges for women bosses and career moms, the glass ceiling, racism, women's relationships with male coworkers, and issues that rise when a woman is the breadwinner. This unique and timely set will appeal to those who are interested in psychology, women's studies, education, law, business, and public policy.
Table of Contents:
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN AT WORK
:CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR OUR FEMALE WORKFORCE
Edited by Michele A. Paludi
Vol. 1: Career Liberation, History, and the New Millennium
Praeger Perspectives
Womens Psychology
Michele A. Paludi
Editor
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN AT WORK
:CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR OUR FEMALE WORKFORCE
Vol. 1: Career Liberation, History and the New Millennium
Michele A. Paludi
Editor
For Antoinette and Michael Paludi
Who Encouraged Me To Define What Womens Work Is
Ffor Myself
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Transforming Organizations and the Quality of Life of the People Who Work in Them: In My Own Voice
Chapter Two: Speaking in a Mans World: Gender Differences in Communication Styles
Chapter Three: On Work-Life Balance: In My Own Voice
Chapter Four: When the Boss is a Woman
Chapter Five: Women Who Started Up: The State of Women in
Entrepreneurship
Chapter Six: Leadership and Women
Chapter Seven: Feminist Competing Values Leadership: An Investigation of Roles Played by Men and Women
Chapter Eight: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Chapter Nine: Uncovering and Countering Sexual Harassment in Israel: A New Career Path
Chapter Ten: Career Preparation Programs in High Schools: How Do Schools Ready Students for Life and Work?
Chapter Eleven: Shifting the Load: Women in the Workplace
:Personality Factors
Chapter Twelve: Women Supporting Women in the Workplace: In My Own Voice
Index
About the Editor and Contributors
Volume 2
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Explaining Too Few Women in STEM Careers: A
Psychosocial Perspective
Chapter Two: Women as Leaders: From the Lab to the Real World
Chapter Three: My Life as a Woman Psychologist: In My Own Voice
Chapter Four: Workplace Incivility, Sexual Harassment, and Racial Micro-Aggression: The Interface of Three Literatures
Chapter Five: Sexual Harassment and Male Dominance: Toward an
Ecological Approach
Chapter Six: Challenges for Women of Color
Chapter Seven: On Being a Woman Chiropractor: In My Own Voice
Chapter Eight: Relationships with Men
Chapter Nine: What I See is What Matters: In My Own Voice
Chapter Ten: Women in Ethiopia: The Sound of Hope: In My Own Voice
Index
About the Editor and Contributors
Volume 3
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Aggressive Men and Witchy Women: The Double Standard
Chapter Two: Lessons from My Father: In My Own Voice
Chapter Three: Self-Esteem and High Achieving Women
Chapter Four: Women in Human Resources: In My Own Voice
Chapter Five: Stress and Health
Chapter Six: Preparing to Be Employed: In My Own Voice
Chapter Seven: Mental Health Impact of Sexual Harassment
Chapter Eight: Religion and Women at Work
Chapter Nine: Workforce Issues: In My Own Voice
Chapter Ten: Societys Gains: Economics of Women in the Workplace
Index
About the Editor and Contributors
About the Author:
Michele A. Paludi is Series Editor for the Praeger series in Women's Psychology. Paludi is author or editor of 27 college textbooks, and more than 140 scholarly articles and conference presentations on sexual harassment, psychology of women, gender and sexual harassment, and victimization. Now President of Human Resources Management Solutions and Participating Faculty in the School of Management at Union Graduate College, she has held earlier faculty positions at Franklin & Marshall College, Kent State University, Hunter College, and Union College. Paludi serves as an expert witness for court proceedings and administrative hearings on sexual harassment. Her book, Ivory Power, received the 1992 Myers Center Award for Outstanding Book on Human Rights in the United States. Another one of her books, The Psychology of Women: A Handbook, (Praeger, 1993), won an Outstanding Academic Book Award from the American Library Association.
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