This chapter maps theoretical perspectives forming the conceptual contours of the gender
and organization literature as it has taken shape over the last forty years. Our concern is with …

This special issue seeks to insert postfeminism as a critical concept into understandings of
gender, work and organization. It is motivated by a desire to highlight the wider applicability …

In this paper, we explore the context for the emergence of a theory of gendered
organizations and define the basic features of the approach, noting the explosion of …

This article is concerned with the development of gendered organizations as a field of study.
It begins by exploring some of the factors that militate against integrating organization …

The modern workplace is a pivotal arena for shaping societal gender inequalities. This
chapter reviews theory and research on gender inequality in workplace organizations. We …

'Gender and organizations', a fruitful connection between two previously separate areas of
study, has had a relatively short but bountiful history. Much of the research and theorizing …

The study of gender and organizations has been a rapidly developing field in the last 10
years. However, scholars in this area have been slow to integrate race and class into their …

Purpose–Theorizing that was conceived in the 1970s about gendered processes in
organizations helped explain gender inequalities in organizations. This article aims to take …

Considerable attention has been paid recently to the gendering of organizations and
occupations. Unfortunately, the gendered-organizations approach remains theoretically and …

This chapter presents a framework for understanding gender and organizational change.
We consider three traditional treatments of gender and discuss the limitations of each as a …