The Psychology of Sex, Gender, and Jobs: Issues and Solutions

by Louis Diamant, Jo Ann Lee

Overview

Employers often ascribe values to gender and sexual orientation that override truly relevant personal characteristics including ability, intelligence and dedication. Policy makers and business leaders need to be informed and involved in creating a workplace climate that openly accepts all people. This volume highlights concerns such as gender barriers to occupational advancement, sexual harassment and female vulnerability, and heterosexual men as targets of sexual harassment.

Diamant and Lee discuss the origins and development of sexual stereotypes that form the basis for discrimination. Busines leaders must educate themselves and their employees to understand the wide range of differences that exist in the workforce. The Psychology of Sex, Gender, and Jobs offers solutions to managing the workforce of today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275965075
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/30/2001
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

LOUIS DIAMANT is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte./e He is a clinical psychologist and was the director of an anti-poverty mental health program in North Carolina.

JO ANN LEE is Associate Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte./e She worked with the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aging as an American Psychological Association Congressional Science Fellow.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Past, Present, Future by Louis Diamant
Gender Issues
Hitting the Ceiling: Gendered Barriers to Occupational Entry, Advancement, and Achievement by Ruth Fassinger
Men and Women in Cross-Gender Careers by Susan Furr
Age and Beauty;Stereotypes as Factors in Women's Careers by Rosemary Booth
Harassment Issues
Women Exposed: Sexual Harassment and Female Vulnerability by Sue Norton
Heterosexual Men as Targets: The Shadow Side of Sexual Harassment by Ronald B. Simono
The Unprotected: The Sexual Harassment of Lesbians and Gays by M. Karen Hambright and James D. Decker
Sexual Orientation and Identity Issues
Discrimination Against Gays, Lesbians and the Highly Androgynous by Vern Bullough
The Search for the Ideal Heterosexual Role Player by Michelle J. McCormick
Gender Identity Disorder in the Workplace by Courtney R. Prentis and Richard McAnulty
Societal Issues
HIV/AIDS in the Workplace by Kristin H. Griffith and Michael Ross
Legislating Behavior and Roles: Institutions and Sex by Larry Lance
Role Conflicts: Family Life, Work, and Gender by Jo Ann Lee
Gender and Cultural Diversity and the Workplace by Ella Bell and Stella Nkomo
Sex, Jobs, and the Law by Michael McGee
Personal Relationships and the Right to Privacy by Terry Dworkin