An unusually comprehensive and sophisticated analysis of how organizations andthe men and women who work within them are affected by gendered processes andrelat... » 

An unusually comprehensive and sophisticated analysis of how organizations andthe men and women who work within them are affected by gendered processes andrelations. Alvesson and Billings contribution is unique in its sensitivity tothe wide range of processes affected by gender paired with its sensitivity tothe pitfalls of inappropriately applying a gender lens. This book is a mustread for organizational researchers and gender scholars Debra MeyersonStanford UniversityStudents and scholars alike will find this at once a useful overview and athoughtprovoking take on the complexity of genderinorganizations andgendered organizations Robin J. Ely Warren Alpert Professor of BusinessAdministration Harvard Business SchoolIn the decade since the first edition of this critical and provocative textmany aspects of gender have changed and many have stayed the same. While thegendered study of organizations is a growing field in its own right in manyreallife organizations gaps in gendered job roles and pay are as entrenched asthey were.This Second Edition is a longawaited update to an essential text in thisdynamic and expanding field of inquiry incorporating new internationalperspectives that incorporate recent theory and debate and a new chapter ongender and identity. «