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Novel Advances on Poorly Understood Challenges Women Face at Work
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, v 2021(1), p15670
Aug 2021
Abstract
As of 2018, women comprise almost half of the U.S. workforce (Catalyst, 2018), earning 57% of bachelor’s degrees, 60% of master’s degrees, and 52% of doctoral degrees (National Center for Education Statistics, 2017). Furthermore, over the past decade, evidence has accumulated showing that greater numbers of women in organizations and greater representation of women in leadership positions tend to enhance organizational functioning and performance (Catalyst, 2011; Herring, 2009). Despite the fact that diversity and inclusion appear to be critical components of most organizations’ missions and values (Bartels et al. 2013), research studies have indicated that women still undergo hardship at work given the unique challenges they face in the workplace which remain poorly understood in organizational literature (Bergman et al., forthcoming). In light of this, recent research has devoted increased attention to building an understanding of working women’s unique experiences (Grandey et al., in press). Building on this important work, the papers included in this symposium cut across a variety of methodologies, understudied populations of women, and outcome domains to explore various challenges that place women at a disadvantage in employment settings. In addition to shedding light on these challenges, the papers also offer novel insights on strategies and best practices that, if implemented, will enable organizations to leverage the benefits that arise from creating a work culture that accommodates and empowers women.
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- Title
- Novel Advances on Poorly Understood Challenges Women Face at Work
- Creators
- Liza Yasemin Barnes - Drexel University, ManagementBarnini Bhattacharyya - Sauder School of Business, U. of British ColumbiaMegan Brauer - University of AkronCamille Desjardins - Public Health Dayton & Montgomery CountyKayla Follmer - West Virginia U
- Publication Details
- Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, v 2021(1), p15670
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Management
- Other Identifier
- 991022050051604721