...Cristen Dalessandro; Daniel Patterson; Alexander Lovell Purpose Compared to the years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, more workers today seemingly have choice over where, when and how they do their work. However, gender inequalities at work and at home persist, which may impact perceptions...

... and organizations. This study explores how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic impacted skilled newcomer women's labour market outcomes and work experiences. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw on 50 in-depth questionnaires with skilled women to elaborate on their work experiences during the ongoing COVID-19...

...Marjut Jyrkinen; Maria Väkiparta; Anna-Maija Lämsä Purpose This paper focuses on how gendered processes of working life are (re)constructed and are also challenged discursively in paid and volunteer care and work in reception centers. The purpose of this paper is to show how caring work...

... in Australian schools experienced through “gatekeeping”, non-participation in NAPLAN testing and choices of schools, resulting in poor educational outcomes and work-readiness. Social implications The research findings showed that functionalism of Australian education is threatening not only social order...

... of 88 participants using the theoretical model of person-environment fit. Findings – The results reveal that perceived fit of organisational factors has a significant impact on workplace stress outcomes including emotional well-being, work-related health, job performance and intention to quit...

...Dr Brigitte Liebig and Dr René Levy; Nicky Le Feuvre; Morgane Kuehni; Magdalena Rosende; Céline Schoeni Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the gendered processes of ageing at work in Switzerland, a country already characterised by particularly high employment rates for seniors...

...Rebecca Janice Irving Sandberg, Sheryl Lean in: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf March 11, 2013 240pp. 13:9780385349949 $24.95 Hardback References Fetterolf, J.C. and Eagly, A.H. (2011...

...Dr Johanna Hofbauer and Dr Astrid Podsiadlowski; Dorte Boesby Dahl Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the unintended consequences of managing inclusion and diversity and how these unintended consequences relate to organisation members’ mediation between work tasks and practices...

... countries in the belt to the rest of the world. The purpose of the project is to investigate the progress of enhancement of opportunities for women to engage in non‐agricultural work in the belt, and, as women’s participation in tertiary education is touted as an impetus in enhancing women’s opportunities...

.... The basis for this paper is a qualitative study on first generation Indian immigrant women seeking employment in the host country New Zealand. The research examines in‐depth what it means to seek entry into the world of work as a migrant, from the perspective of legitimate peripheral participation...

...Juan Onésimo Sandoval This article examines the impact of the 1996 welfare‐to‐work law on women’s work and welfare outcomes. I investigate four welfare and work outcomes: (1) off welfare and employed; (2) off welfare and unemployed; (3) on welfare and employed; and (4) on welfare and unemployed. I...

... and managers describe the job search as an “opportunity” or as a recurring cycle of low‐wage, high‐turnover work and (2) how severance packages structure the job exit queue to meet corporate needs. Findings: The role of severance pay is pivotal in understanding women’s and men’s job relations to job exit...

... in organisations and problem areas in relationships between women are explored. © MCB UP Limited 1986 Organisations Power Women Work Exploring the Dark: women, power and work by Julia Cutmore-Smith Julia Cutmore-Smith has been a Graduate Member of the BPS since 1979. She taught Psychology...