..., surveillance and erasure. Findings also put forth the notion of practicing wholeness to describe how actors recover and reclaim their worth via acts of self-preservation, solidarity and amplification. Originality/value We contribute to the broad field of diversity and equity (specifically to stigma...

...' workplace outcomes and (3) examining the relationship between perceived need for accommodations and employees' actual accommodation requests, as well as how stigma influences this relationship. Design/methodology/approach The authors used two survey studies to investigate their research questions. Study...

... activity Gendered frameworks Violence Sexual exploitation Stigma Ecological model This research conducts an integrative literature review using qualitative and quantitative secondary data irrespective of disciplinary perspective. In providing an inclusive heuristic to reviewing, critiquing...

...). It further sought to test stigma-by-association as one reason for the biased allocation of developmental opportunities. Design/methodology/approach An online experimental vignette study (N = 273) using a 2 (target gender: male vs female) by 2 (sexual orientation: LG vs heterosexual) design...

... in a variety of internal and external behaviors that consume regulatory resources; however, these experiences are particularly pronounced among people with stigmas that are concealable (Pachankis, 2007). Some of the earliest work on stigmas (c.f., Goffman, 1963) noted that there are important distinctions...

... reasons why gender diverse individuals (GDIs) may fear the labor market, including difficulties in concealing their stigma and acquiescence to discrimination. On the other hand, our results also point to sources of organizational support, including encouragement from direct line managers and colleagues...

... of members of the disadvantaged caste groups. The second study examines the degree of caste centrality for the individual and the construal of the meaning of casteism as factors in formulating attitudes toward AA. While racism entails prejudice and stigma on the basis of one’s race, “the visual...

... identify incarceration history and criminal record as having distinct impacts on experiences of stigma and identity management strategic choice, thus representing the experience of a “double stigma”. The greater the duration of a prison sentence, the more difficult it may be for a prisoner to reenter...

... to ensure the validity of the authors’ research design. Findings As the authors expected based on stigma theory, gay and lesbian candidates were more likely to be perceived as unable to fit-in than heterosexual candidates. Perceptions of a lack of fitting-in were negatively related to promotability...

..., and people who report mental disorders are more likely to be employed. Originality/value This paper shows that initiatives that promote equality and stability in organizations could diminish stigma against individuals who experience mental disorders. Simon Moss can be contacted at: Simon.Moss...

...Jawad Syed; Edwina Pio; Rob Kilpatrick; Edwina Pio Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how a “just” enterprise can challenge stigma deeply embedded in culture and in the process develop and prevent a whole new generation of women, in this case the daughters and grand‐daughters...