Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to enhance understanding of why and how companies implement diversity management in practice, and of factors that may explain their approach. Design/methodology/approach – This study takes inspiration from existing typologies depicting organisation-wide...

Purpose This purpose of this paper is to examine whether and how different diversity approaches of public, semi-public and private sector organizations affect negative treatment experienced in the workplace. Broadly speaking, organizations might either approach diversity as a problem of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider whether lesbians may experience an “advantage” in non‐traditionally female work compared to heterosexual women, but argues for an intersectional approach to understanding the relationship between gender, sexuality and class in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the extent to which Portuguese companies have incorporated equality‐ and diversity‐related issues into their management discourse, and examine the prevalent rhetoric on these matters. Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive content...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize the findings of studies presented at the 24th annual conference of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) in relation to how diversity is studied, microaggressions, when diversity is perceived, and employment outcomes...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer an editorial introduction to the special issue on “Diversity management in the Middle East”. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the state of extant research on diversity and equal opportunity in the Middle East. It also offers...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer an historical perspective on Islamic modesty and discuss its implications for female employment in Muslim majority countries (MMCs). Design/methodology/approach – First the paper explores the textual roots of modesty as enshrined in the Quran...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the understanding and practice of diversity management in a Middle Eastern context, based on interviews with two sets of stakeholders (Lebanese women managers and HR managers) directly concerned and involved with diversity management efforts in...

Purpose – In 2008, the world had undergone a global economic crisis. Since women always face greater difficulties in obtaining capital than men, the economic crisis had a greater effect on them. The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of the global crisis for women's...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the relationship between the causes of gender inequality in employment and policies designed to eliminate or ameliorate it. When this is brought into focus, some fundamental shortcomings in policy emerge from the shadows. It also provides...