Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Uncovering the Complexities of the Relationship Between Women and Well-Being in the Workplace: An Introduction

      • Mary L. Connerley, Jiyun Wu

      Pages 3-13

3. Gender, Social Group Hierarchy, and Well-Being of Working Women

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Workplace Discrimination and the Wellbeing of Minority Women: Overview, Prospects, and Implications

      • Gwendolyn M. Combs, Ivana Milosevic

      Pages 17-31

   3. Fat Women Need Not Apply: Employment Weight Discrimination Against Women

      • Lynn K. Bartels

      Pages 33-46

   4. Countering Heteronormativity; Lesbians and Wellbeing in the Workplace

      • Helen Woodruffe-Burton

      Pages 47-63

   5. “Women Like You Keep Women Like Me Down”: Understanding Intergenerational Conflict and Work-Life Balance from a Discourse Perspective

      • Renee Guarriello Heath

      Pages 65-82

   6. Sexual Harassment: Undermining the Wellbeing of Working Women

      • Kathryn J. Holland, Lilia M. Cortina

      Pages 83-101

   7. Understanding Mental Disorders in Women in the Workplace to Mitigate Deleterious Effects

      • Wesley S. Parks, Paula K. Lundberg-Love, Cecily Luft, Aimee Stewart, Haley Peddy

      Pages 103-121

   8. Women and Work Stress: More and Different?

      • Astrid M. Richardsen, Laura E. M. Traavik, Ronald J. Burke

      Pages 123-140

   9. The Gender Pay Gap and the Wellbeing of Working Women

      • Hilary M. Lips

      Pages 141-157

4. Women Leaders and Well-Being

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159

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   2. Gender Bias Against Female Leaders: A Review

      • Kim M. Elsesser

      Pages 161-173

   3. Does the Presence of Women in Management Impact Gender Inequality?

      • Matt L. Huffman

      Pages 175-187

   4. In the Company of Women: The Well-Being Consequences of Working with (and for) Other Women

      • Carol T. Kulik, Isabel Metz, Jill A. Gould

      Pages 189-207

   5. Constrained by Emotion: Women, Leadership, and Expressing Emotion in the Workplace

      • Jacqueline S. Smith, Victoria L. Brescoll, Erin L. Thomas

      Pages 209-224

   6. The Purpose and Place of Mentoring for Women Managers in Organisations: An Australian Perspective

      • Lisa Catherine Ehrich, Megan Kimber

      Pages 225-241

   7. French Women Entrepreneurs’ Leadership Practices and Well-Being in a High-Growth Context

      • Stephanie Chasserio, Corinne Poroli, Renaud Redien-Collot

      Pages 243-260

5. Professional Context and the Well-Being of Working Women

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261

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This handbook provides an overview and synthesis of relevant literature related to the issue of the well-being of working women. This focus addresses a gap that currently exists in the quality-of-life and well-being fields. The work of the authors answers the following broad questions: Does gender matter in the well-being of working women? Do prejudices against and stereotypes of women still play a role in inter-personal interactions in the workplace that could hinder women from flourishing professionally? Does the organizational context, such as organizational culture, reward systems, and leadership, contribute to the well-being of working-women? What impact does the national context have on the well-being of working women? And finally, how can public policies help enhance the well-being of working women? These are important issues for academics, researchers, and graduate students interested in gender issues in the fields of management, sociology, psychology, social psychology, economics, and quality of life studies. Policy makers and practitioners will also find this book beneficial. Equitable treatment and outcomes for all, regardless of gender, remains a challenging goal to achieve, with various barriers in different contexts and different cultures, and this book provides strong coverage of this important topic of well-being of working women.

• Expressing Emotions in the Workplace
• Feminist Eudaemonia
• Finding Happiness at Work
• Job Satisfaction and Well-being of Working Women
• Lesbians and Well-Being in the Workplace
• Mentoring Women Managers in Organisations
• Quality of Life Research in Different Continents
• Stress and Well-Being at Work
• Well-Being of Women in at Work
• Women in Brazilian Companies
• Women in Management and Gender Inequality
• Women in Medicine
• Women in Search of Well-Being
• Women's Well-Being in Malaysia
• Work Satisfaction of Chinese Women
• Work-Family Balance
• Working Women in Arab Countries
• Working Women in Developing Countries
• Working Women in Europe

• Department of Management College of Business Administration, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, USA

  Mary L. Connerley

• Department of Management and Marketing School of Management, Rhode Island College, Providence, USA

  Jiyun Wu

Mary L. Connerley is professor and head of the management department at the University of Northern Iowa. Connerley received her PhD in human resource management from the University of Iowa. Before joining UNI, Connerley was the founding Director of the Business Diversity Center in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. Prior to receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Connerley worked for five years with the Executive Development Program at the University of Iowa and has been involved with developing and facilitating Leadership Development Programs ever since. Her most recent programs have focused on Issues of Diversity and Multiculturalism, Managing the Hispanic Workforce, Leading a Multi-Generational Workforce, and Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace. In addition to over 20 articles on human resource and diversity-related issues, she is co-author of the book titled, “Leading in a Diverse and Multicultural Environment: Developing Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills.” Her current research and teaching interests center on diversity in the workplace and higher education.

Jiyun Wu is an assistant professor in Management and Marketing Department at Rhode Island College. She received her Ph.D. in social issues in management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Her research areas include quality of work life, subjective well-being, gender and diversity issues, and business ethics. Her works have appeared in Journal of Happiness Studies, Applied Research in Quality of Life, and Business and Society, among others.

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