This book provides a comprehensive set of learning activities that address issues related to workplace diversity. Participation in these exercises helps students gain a greater appreciation of the wide range of issues that arise when people classify themselves or are classified by others as...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine perceptions of the “Ideal President” (IP) and presidential candidates in the 2016 US presidential election in relation to gender stereotypes and leader prototypes. Design/methodology/approach: In all, 378 business students assessed...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider the implications of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for future research on the intersection of gender, work and family. Design/methodology/approach: This paper offers personal reflections on needed research in a post-pandemic...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine stability and change in the linkage between gender and managerial stereotypes over a five-decade period. Design/methodology/approach: Samples from two populations (n = 2347) described a “good manager” on an instrument that assessed...

This text is a comprehensive synthesis of current literature and knowledge regarding gender in organisations. Contributers examine the influence of gender on the conduct of work and the roles and experience of people in the workplace