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Subject(s)

• Sex discrimination [Browse]
• Multiculturalism [Browse]
• Discrimination in employment [Browse]
• Diversity in the workplace [Browse]

Editor

• Information Resources Management Association [Browse]

Series

• Critical explorations
• Gale eBooks

Summary note

"This book provides a critical look at gender and modern-day discrimination and solutions to creating sustainable diversity across numerous contexts and fields. Highlighting a range of topics such as anti-discrimination measures, workforce diversity, and gender inequality"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Volume I. Section 1. Fundamental concepts and theories. Chapter 1. Gender differences in relation to organization sources of power: an exploratory research of individuals and contextual issues ; Chapter 2. A history of how U.S. academics, laws, and business have created the current approach to organizational diversity: visual, innovative, and all-inclusive multiculturalism ; Chapter 3. Second order divide in internet usage in developing countries: an overlooked issue? ; Chapter 4. Women's commuting environment in public buses in Dhaka City: a case of men's perspectives ; Chapter 5. Barriers to success: disadvantages of gender normative language to women in STEM
• Section 2. Development and design methodologies. Chapter 6. Gender equality policy, elites and women empowerment in higher education institutions ; Chapter 7. Who's represented in Canadian teaching and learning centres? ; Chapter 8. Workforce diversity in volunteerism and the Peace Corps ; Chapter 9. Organizational diversity: from workforce diversity to workplace inclusion for persons with disabilities ; Chapter 10. Women's representation in selected Ethiopian electronic media and its implication for sustainable development ; Chapter 11. A trans media literacy framework for navigating the dynamically shifting terrain of gender in media: considering assessment of key competencies ; Chapter 12. Chaotic and complex situations in girls' education: problems and solutions ; Chapter 13. Creating spaces for critical literacy for bilingual learners: Korean kindergartners' discussions about race and gender ; Chapter 14. Designing an e-learning curriculum ; Chapter 15. Crafting the edge: gender intelligence to increase productivity ; Chapter 16. An investigation of the adoption of online game technologies in Indonesia ; Chapter 17. The determinants of female labor force participation: evidence from aggregated and disaggregated panel data of Developing Countries ; Chapter 18. Diversity in the workplace: how to achieve gender diversity in the workplace ; Chapter 19. Increased workforce diversity by race, gender, and age and equal employment opportunity laws: implications for human resource development ; Chapter 20. Women's political empowerment: lessons for subnational levels of government Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, and Indonesia ; Chapter 21. Revisioning the engineering profession: how to make it happen! ; Chapter 22. Agency, gender identities, and clothing consumption: the discourse on garment workers ; Chapter 23. Advocating the woman affirmative action and women empowerment in rural cross river state of Nigeria: the role of the civil society and the media ; Chapter 24. Gender differences in the use of asynchronous discussion forums and quizzes for promoting critical thinking dispositions
• Volume II. Chapter 25. Gender diversity in board of directors: a content analysis from Turkey women's presence level in Turkey's boards ; Chapter 26. Education inequalities and human capital formation in MENA region ; Chapter 27. Gender and other factors that influence tourism preferences ; Chapter 28. A study of decline ethical values in education system at higher level ; Chapter 29. Women in global professional services firms: the end of the gentlemen's club? ; Chapter 30. Engaging men in women's economic empowerment in Butiama District, Mara Region, Tanzania ; Chapter 31. The internet and the rise in self-empowerment of Chinese women: a multi-method analysis of women's blogs ; Chapter 32. Diversity, equity, and inclusion for learners with diverse needs: an action research approach
• Section 3. Tools and technologies. Chapter 33. Leadership opportunities for managing diversity ; Chapter 34. Invariant model combining geometry and appearance for facial detection and gender classification from arbitrary viewpoints ; Chapter 35. The online feminine mystique: developing a research agenda for women's use of social media ; Chapter 36. The role of media in perpetuating or obstructing gender equality in the context of developing world ; Chapter 37. Factors affecting women leadership to reach top management and its impact on the economy: the case of the Kingdom of Bahrain ; Chapter 38. Black parents as achievement socialization agents for black girls: building bridges to mathematics ; Chapter 39. Vocational education and training for muslim minorities: opportunities in the open and distance learning system ; Chapter 40. Self-objectification vs. African conservative features in the selfies of black African women: a study of Nigerian social media users ; Chapter 41. Restorative justice and women's experiences of violence in Nigeria ; Chapter 42. Does whatsapp use by female students ruin their morality?: the case of junior high school students in cape coast metropolitan, Ghana
• Section 4. Utilization and applications. Chapter 43. Towards a more gender-inclusive climate change policy ; Chapter 44. Getting "girly" online: the case for gendering online spaces ; Chapter 45. Blogging their way out of disadvantage: women, identity and agency in the blogosphere ; Chapter 46. Role of infrastructure development to empower women: an over-determined view ; Chapter 47. Girls building androids and robots: equality in STEM with the media program annedroids ; Chapter 48. Critical mass of women legislators and oversight for national ICT policy of Malawi ; Chapter 49. Overcoming intersectional barriers: lessons from "inspirational" women in Nepal
• Volume III. Chapter 50. Women-friendly working environment in Bangladesh: critical analysis ; Chapter 51. Fostering entrepreneurship at the Spanish university: does gender matter? ; Chapter 52. Thinking globally, leading locally: defining leadership in diverse workforce ; Chapter 53. Are women in the MENA region really that different from women in Europe?: globalization, conservative values, and female labor market participation ; Chapter 54. Disparity between boys and girls: concerning sports in secondary level academic institutions ; Chapter 55. Migration, muslim women, and social reproduction of gender inequality: international migration and social remittances in gender relations in Bangladesh ; Chapter 56. Arab gulf women and the labyrinth of leadership ; Chapter 57. Womenpreneurs in MENA region ; Chapter 58. Women's economic empowerment in the Developing Countries: reengineering patriarchy? ; Chapter 59. The impact of brand variance on gender in FMCG sector: with a special reference to toothpaste category ; Chapter 60. Role of ICT in socio-economic development in Kenya: demystifying gender empowerment through mobile telephony ; Chapter 61. STEM fields and ethnic women in New Zealand: issues of sexism and racism ; Chapter 62. Urban Nepali women and experiences of love, intimate relations, and media ; Chapter 63. Can therapeutic jurisprudence improve the rights of female prisoners? ; Chapter 64. Maasai girls' subjectivities and the nexus of gender justice and education rights discourse ; Chapter 65. Engineering education for all: increasing access to engineering education for men and women across the world through distance learning ; Chapter 66. The predictive role of gender and race on student retention ; Chapter 67. The role of women from a social media jihad perspective: wife or warrior? ; Chapter 68. Institutions, gender, and entrepreneurship in Latin America
• Section 5. Organizational and social implications. Chapter 69. More than body parts: theorising gender within African spaces ; Chapter 70. Coming out as transgender or transitioning genders: the impact of identity and social environments on romantic relationships and family dynamics ; Chapter 71. Gender and self-selection among engineering students ; Chapter 72. Women entrepreneurs in Nigeria: where is the mass media? ; Chapter 73. Challenges and changing attitudes for Chinese women seeking PhDs ; Chapter 74. Women's participation and equal opportunities for leadership in Tanzania ; Chapter 75.
• Communication process in family reinforcing the gender differences in Bangladesh ; Chapter 76. Differences in perceptions and attitudes of Singaporean female football fans towards football marketing ; Chapter 77. Challenges of Iranian women to change the gender discriminatory law --Volume IV. Chapter 78. Body image and wellbeing in religious male and female youth in Israel: an educational challenge ; Chapter 79. Cyberbullying and traditional bullying: the experiences of poly-victimization among diverse youth ; Chapter 80. Demographic influences on e-payment services ; Chapter 81. Gender differences in motivations to use social networking sites ; Chapter 82. Bahraini women engineers: factors influencing their career success ladder ; Chapter 83. Addressing cultural and gender project bias: engaged learning for diverse student cohorts ; Chapter 84. Female lecturers' perception of ICT integration for teaching and learning in university of Ibadan, Nigeria ; Chapter 85. Does demographics affect purchase frequency in online retail? ; Chapter 86. Gendered representations of fandom: how female fan identity is constructed in mixed-gender online platforms ; Chapter 87. Gender, organization, and change in Sudan ; Chapter 88. Gendered organizational culture: a comparative study in Bangladesh and Thailand ; Chapter 89. The relation of gender, behavior, and intimacy development on level of facebook addiction in emerging adults ; Chapter 90. The impact of institutional factors on female and male owned firm financing: evidence from South Asian countries ; Chapter 91. Reframing diversity in management: diversity and human resource management ; Chapter 92. The public veil: two millennia of strong women in politics
• Section 6. Managerial impact. Chapter 93. Diversity and inclusion management: a focus on employee engagement ; Chapter 94. "Female charm": women's role in tourism internationalization, innovation, and networking strategies ; Chapter 95. Is gender equality a reality after a change in the political agenda?: dynamic analysis for higher management levels
• Section 7. Critical issues and challenges. Chapter 96. Structuring the "expected": new social media platforms and the role of women in urban spaces ; Chapter 97. Gender difference in perception and use of social media tools ; Chapter 98. Disaster, vulnerability, and violence against women: global findings and a research agenda for Bangladesh
• Section 8. Emerging trends. Chapter 99. Western female migrants to ISIS: propaganda, radicalisation, and recruitment ; Chapter 100. Emerging concerns for gender equality and role of open and distance learning ; Chapter 101. Developing high quality public health services across the union that are equally accessible to all ; Chapter 102. Diversity and inclusion in ontario universities: a snapshot through the lens of institutional strategic mandates ; Chapter 103. Gender fluidity in the age of technologically mediated environments: implications for fashion industry.

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ISBN

9781522569138 (ebook)

OCLC

1043913804

Doi

• 10.4018/978-1-5225-6912-1

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