Presenting key issues to do with gender and diversity in a nutshell, this book gives its readers easy access to the core issues being debated by leading scholars in the field.

The SAGE Mini-Guide to Gender and Diversity will appeal to any student undertaking a course either specifically, or in part on women in management, gender in management, equal opportunities and diversity.

Since the enactment of the gender equality laws in the USA in the mid 1970s, scholars and policy makers have placed much focus on the situation of women within management. In this collection, the editors demonstrate that there continue to be differences between equal opportunities policies and work place practices.

This book explores the range of challenges faced by women in business and leadership today, identifying how far we need to progress before women in business experience the same level of advancement as men. Including a range of different viewpoints, the book analyses women's position at work from three perspectives: the constraints affecting women's career advancements, gender-specific challenges to women in leadership roles, and women's experiences of undertaking these roles while trying to maintain a work-life balance. By highlighting the specific disadvantages relating to gender,...

More women are studying science at university and they consistently outperform men. Yet, still, significantly fewer women than men hold prestigious jobs in science. Why should this occur? What prevents women from achieving as highly as men in science? And why are so few women positioned as `creative genius' research scientists? Drawing upon the views of 47 (female and male) scientists, Bevan and Gatrell explore why women are less likely than men to become eminent in their profession. They observe three mechanisms which perpetuate women's lowered `place' in science: subtle masculinities...