Patriarchy and Gender Stereotypes in the Contemporary World
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Patriarchy and Gender Stereotypes in the Contemporary World offers a thorough analysis of the stereotyping of women, particularly in organisations and higher education.
The book considers both theoretical and empirical evidence and articulates the potential for transforming perceptions of women at work and in society, emphasising the importance of understanding the pictures created in our heads by gender stereotypes and their impact both positively and negatively on the status of women. In addition, the authors consider gender stereotypes from different countries and generations, providing…mehr

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Patriarchy and Gender Stereotypes in the Contemporary World offers a thorough analysis of the stereotyping of women, particularly in organisations and higher education.

The book considers both theoretical and empirical evidence and articulates the potential for transforming perceptions of women at work and in society, emphasising the importance of understanding the pictures created in our heads by gender stereotypes and their impact both positively and negatively on the status of women. In addition, the authors consider gender stereotypes from different countries and generations, providing a uniquely detailed description of how patriarchy operates across cultures and time.

The book is a key textbook and research reference for students, researchers, policymakers, academicians, and activists working on gender studies.
Autorenporträt
Naznin Tabassum is currently working as a Senior Lecturer and MSc Management Programme Leader at the University of Derby, UK; she is a gender researcher. She has also worked at universities in Coventry, Teesside, Newcastle, Bradford and Leeds for the past decade. Her research interests consist of five interrelated subject areas: i) women in management/leadership/women entrepreneurs and gender stereotyping; ii) resilience; iii) liberal, radical and moderate feminism; iv) corporate governance and CSR; and v) corporate prostitution. The main focus of her research is the impact of gender stereotyping on women's career progression in Southeast Asia. She is the editor and author of Modern Corporations and Strategies at Work and journal articles including "Gender stereotypes and their impact on women's career progressions from a managerial perspective", "Antecedents of women manager's resilience: conceptual discussion and implications for HRM" and "The impact of gender stereotyping on female expatriates: a conceptual model of research". Bhabani Shankar Nayak is a political economist working as Professor of Business Management at London Metropolitan University, UK. He has also worked at universities in Sussex, Glasgow, Manchester, York and Coventry for the past two decades. His research interests consist of four closely interrelated and mutually guiding programmes: i) political economy of sustainable development, gender and environment in South Asia; ii) market, microfinance, religion and social business; iii) faith, freedom, globalisation and governance; and iv) Hindu religion and capitalism. The regional focus of his research is on the impacts of neoliberalism on the social, cultural and economic transition of indigenous and rural communities in South Asia. He is the author of 15 books and numerous other publications.