... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Disclosure dilemma Coming out LGB Fear of disclosure Co-worker support Psychological well-being India Employees from the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) community are perceived differently from others based on their sexual orientation (Arena...

... percentage of female executive directors. Originality/value This study is the first of its kind to unravel the performance impact of female directors and distinguish between the roles of independent directors and executive directors in the context of the emerging market of India, after the imposition...

... as well, most urgently in terms of health and accommodation. Practical implications Other states in India, as well as in similar low-income countries (LICs), could learn from the current case study with regards to administering workable policies for small groups of refugees. Originality/value...

... burden. This study focuses on the implications of COVID-19-related measures on three population groups in India, including (1) migrant laborers (of which a majority come from Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), as well as Other Backward Classes (OBCs)), (2) children from low-income...

...Michiel Baas Purpose Taking as a point of departure the edited collection Yaraana (1999), ostensibly the first mainstream publication on gay writing from India, the purpose of this article is to trace the way Indian authors have dealt with the growing visibility of nonnormative sexualities...

... Licensed re-use rights only Workplace disability Type of disability Leader perspectives Unconscious bias Person with disability (PwD) India More than a quarter century after the enactment of The Persons with Disabilities act of 1995, the employment situation of persons with disabilities...

...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...

... policies and practices in India, in the absence of laws and regulations. Design/methodology/approach Inspiration is drawn from previous studies on diversity management in other national contexts, and a survey methodology was adopted. The lead researcher administered the questionnaires personally to all...

... of social capital it contributes to the corporate governance literature and lastly, through main and interaction effects, the paper offers a deeper understanding about the impact of endogenous factors of corporate boards on women's representation at leadership levels in India. Board of director's...

...Ambika Prasad; Laurie T. O’Brien; Caitlin E. Smith Sockbeson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance of caste identity in applied settings. The authors do this within the larger framework of affirmative action programs (AAPs) or “reservations” in India. The paper explores...

... conflict (FWC)) and to examine the relative power of situational factors vs person-based factors in predicting work-family conflict. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 367 married working professionals from eight organizations in the manufacturing and services sector in India...

... to female circumcision and chastity in India, Africa and China – is acknowledged (Kasturi, 2007), but sex‐workers seem universally stigmatized, particularly in patriarchal societies such as India. Hubbard (1998) points to studies where “the promise of ‘unfettered sex’ in exchange for money is seen...

...Sudhir K. Saha Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between managerial values and preference for hiring of low caste and female job candidates in the context of the six decades of affirmative action in India. Design/methodology/approach A sample of managers from...

... and religious dimensions on the non‐structural individual social capital, in an Indian context; whereas all the previous literature focuses on diversity along ethno‐linguistic and racial lines and most of these studies consider social capital at aggregative level. India Religion Multicultural societies...

... observes that the workforce is uneven in nature and directly integrated with the global market. The workforce appears homogeneous. A typical software worker in India is a young male; hails from an urban and a semi‐urban locality; follows Hinduism, and belongs to the upper socio‐economic stratum of Indian...

...Trudie Honour; Jim Barry; Sneha Palnitkar Considers the implications of 30 per cent quota innovation for women politicians in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and other area of India since the 1990’s. Uses a survey to explore the influence of women on policy and compares this with some previous research...

...Rama J. Joshi The article looks at the historical evolution of female labour in India, at the legal provisions and at the impact of labour legislation on female labour. © MCB UP Limited 1988 India Women Workers 36 Equal Opportunities International Vol. 7 Number 4/5 1988 LABOUR LAW...

...P.H. Rohini Trade unions in India accept that large numbers of women have to work if they and their families are to survive. However, women are also expected to take responsibility for running the home and raising the children. Remedies proposed by‐trade unions have been aimed at helping the woman...

...Meena Gupta The article examines the trends in the employment of women in the industries and service sectors in India, their conditions of work and their problems. © MCB UP Limited 1988 India Service Industries Women Workers 26 Equal Opportunities International Vol. 7 Number 4/5...

...Joanna Liddle The article evaluates the adequacy of the data on employment activity for an understanding of women's work. It looks at how men and women are distributed in the labour force in India and how far the sexes are segregated into different types of work. Finally, the article examines...