...Tatjana Graf; Inge Bleijenbergh; Yvonne W.M. Benschop Purpose This empirical study aims to examine the intertwining of doing gender, networking and equality and/or inequality within a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) network that aims to improve gender equality. Design...

...Minna Leinonen; Anne Laiho Purpose National and international developments, along with increasing demands for equality, challenge the promotion of equality in academia. This study aims to investigate how Finnish university middle managers recognize, conceptualize and address equalities...

...Charikleia Tzanakou; Camila Infanger; Leticia Oliveira; Fernanda Staniscuaski Purpose Internationalisation in higher education (HE) has always been romanticised and idealised but there has been limited focus on the internationalisation of gender equality and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI...

... a subjectivist (ontology) and interpretivist (epistemology) stance, based on a small-scale, in-depth investigation. The data have been gathered through semi-structured interviews with equality diversity and inclusion (EDI) officers in four Scottish Local Authorities, utilising thematic analysis. Findings...

..., and reward management. These practices indicate the inclusion of diversity-sensitive criteria and consideration of equal opportunity in the HRM subsystems. Originality/value The findings advance a contextual understanding of DM in a developing country. Considering DM practices in HRM subsystems may...

... and future theoretical and practical challenges were organised based on the notions of equality, diversity and inclusion. Findings Eight theoretical approaches utilised to study QIs' work experiences were recognised: (1) human capital theory, (2) career capital theory, (3) theory of practice, (4...

...://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode COVID-19 pandemic India Mitigation Marginalized groups Equality The COVID-19 pandemic began as a public health emergency and soon became a global humanitarian crisis. The analysis of a complex public health challenge like COVID-19 pandemic calls...

.... The paper argues that investigating equality issues from a perspective of those in leadership roles can lead to pragmatic initiatives supporting women at all levels. Originality/value The originality of this paper is that it focuses on work which, for the first time, explored women's career...

...Rana Haq; Alain Klarsfeld; Angela Kornau; Faith Wambura Ngunjiri Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the diversity and equality perspectives from the national context of India and introduce a special issue about equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in India. Design/methodology...

...Renate Ortlieb; Zijada Rahimić; Christian Hirt; Almina Bešić; Florian Bieber Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to knowledge about workplace diversity and equality in an under-researched country. Focusing on the south-eastern European transition economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

... and fairness would enable organizations to build the required culture and climate to effectively manage workforce diversity. Social justice Diversity management Organizational justice Equality Business case Moral case Distributive justice (the fair distribution of outcomes) is consistent...

...Thomas Köllen; Marja-Liisa Kakkuri-Knuuttila; Regine Bendl Purpose There seems to exist a widespread, unquestioned and unquestionable consent, both in research and practice, that there is a moral value inherent in equality and related initiatives toward diversity and inclusion. However...

... Licensed re-use rights only --> Equality In Individualism and Inequality: The Future of Work and Politics, Ralph Fevre joins a growing body of work analyzing the causes and consequences of the transformation of western liberal individualism into neoliberalism. Fevre is not alone...

... in Massachusetts. This was far from an easy task. The chapters in this section of the book went into great detail about the intense and politically savvy lobbying efforts that marriage equality activists engaged in, as well as the heart-wrenching personal struggles that legislators dealt with who were torn between...

...Hanna Ylöstalo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss how equality and diversity are experienced in everyday work within Finnish work organizations and how equality policy and diversity management participate in maintaining the inequality regimes of the organizations. Design...

...Andri Georgiadou Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the research presented at the 2016 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Conference in Nicosia, Cyprus. Design/methodology/approach The report is based on six papers, of interest to Equality, Diversity...

... The authors demonstrate with their research that progress towards gender equality is still glacially slow. Their aim for this book was based on the positive approach to show what can be achieved by some women who have enough determination and drive to confront and overcome barriers. This is a first step...

...Anita Maharaj Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on the 2014 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference held at Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich. Design/methodology/approach – The report is based on delegate observations, notes and audience reactions to papers...

... and women make decisions about the continuation, interruption or adaptation of their professional activities (and care commitments) in the second half of their adult lives has clear implications, both for patterns of “active ageing” and for gender equality. Originality/value – The paper sheds new...

... experienced being verbally abused and 6 per cent were physically assaulted. As a consequence of harassment and bullying a quarter of transsexuals feel they have to leave their jobs (Whittle et al., 2007). Transsexuals Equality law Workplace Dress codes Equality Law Dress Conditions...