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The Psychology of Women at Work. Challenges and Solutions for Our Female Workforce.
Michele Paludi
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Description for The Psychology of Women at Work. Challenges and Solutions for Our Female Workforce.
Hardcover. Examines the benefits and costs of our female workforce, to women, their families and society. This title explores different aspects of women at work - the pros and cons, how it is changing society, its women, their relationships, partners, and children. It also discusses issues in the workplace affecting women's wellbeing. Editor(s): Paludi, Michele A. Series: Women's Psychology. Num Pages: 620 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1338.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
Series
Women's Psychology
Number of Pages
620
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275996772
SKU
V9780275996772
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About Michele Paludi
Michele A. Paludi is president of Human Resources Management Solutions and participating faculty at Union Graduate College, Schenectady, NY. Paludi is series editor for Praeger's Women's Psychology and Women and Careers in Management and has authored or edited 38 texts on workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, psychology of women, workplace violence, and campus violence. Her book Ivory Power: Sexual Harassment on ... Read more
Reviews for The Psychology of Women at Work. Challenges and Solutions for Our Female Workforce.
..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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more