Women and Men in Organizations

This comprehensive review of research on gender issues affecting the workplace is structured around four processes affecting the lives of men and women at work: stereotyping; the role of attractiveness in evaluating others; the ways men and women communicate; and the acquisition and exercise of power and influence in organizations. The authors bring together ideas from several disciplines to demonstrate how these areas relate to issues like gender discrimination, sexual harassment and the career development and leadership of men and women. Aimed primarily at academics in management and the social sciences, Women and Men in Organizations can also serve as a useful handbook for human resources managers considering the complex dynamics faced by men and women in an increasingly more diverse work environment.