Stephane Carcillo, Marie-Anne Valfort

Invisible Barriers (eBook, ePUB)

Understanding and Overcoming Discrimination in the Workplace

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An essential resource for anyone committed to fostering equality and fairness in employment-with actionable proposals for public policy that can address these inequities. In a world where discrimination against minorities remains a pressing issue even in economically and socially advanced countries, Invisible Barriers delves into the multifaceted nature of this pervasive problem. Drawing on extensive research from economics, management, psychology, and sociology, Stéphane Carcillo and Marie-Anne Valfort present a comprehensive examination of discriminatory practices in employment and their profound social and economic impacts. The first part of the book methodically explores the forms, sources, and consequences of discrimination in the labor market, offering readers a solid understanding of the approaches used to measure and identify discriminatory practices. In the second part, the book details research findings on specific groups, illustrating how discrimination manifests uniquely across different demographics: women, ethnic minorities, older workers, LGBTIQ+, and more. From recruitment biases to career advancement hurdles, the book sheds light on the varied and often hidden ways that discrimination operates. Finally, the authors discuss public policies aimed at mitigating discrimination, advocating for a multifaceted approach that combines punitive measures with incentives, educational programs, and communication campaigns to effectively combat biases, prejudices, and stereotypes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: MIT Press
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780262382687
• Artikelnr.: 72257619

Autorenporträt

Stéphane Carcillo is an economist and Associate Professor and Researcher at Sciences Po (Paris), specializing in labor market developments and policies. He is the coauthor of the graduate textbook Labor Economics (MIT Press) and a member of the Advisory Committee on Discrimination at the French Ombudsman. Marie-Anne Valfort is an economist and Associate Professor at the Paris School of Economics, specializing in research on discrimination across a broad spectrum. She is the coauthor of the 2016 book Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies (Harvard University Press). In 2022, she received the LGBT+ Role Model Ally Award by L'Autre Cercle, the leading French NGO advocating for LGBTIQ+ inclusion in workplaces.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Concepts and methods
Chapter 1: What is labor market discrimination?
Chapter 2: Why fight discrimination?
Chapter 3: The challenge of identifying discrimination with representative
surveys
Chapter 4: Measuring discrimination with experiments
Part 2. The evidence on discrimination
Chapter 5: Gender equality: A difficult battle to win
Chapter 6: The effects of race, ethnicity, and religion
Chapter 7: The burdens of age
Chapter 8. The advantages conferred by beauty
Chapter 9. Sexual orientation and gender identity: just private matters
with no bearing on the labor market?
Part 3. Combating Discrimination
Chapter 10: The limits of anti-discrimination legislation
Chapter 11. Beyond anti-discrimination legislation
Chapter 12. Ensuring equal opportunities upstream of the labor market
Conclusion
Acknowledgements