Management scholars have long separated the study of work and diversity, assuming that
the nature of work itself is not affected by race or gender. Research on occupational …

This study draws on stereotype threat theory to explore differences between men and
women on evaluation of new business opportunities. Two controlled experiments, one with …

MARTA B. CALÁS AND LINDA SMIRCICH obtaining higher salaries than women (ILO
2004). In 2000, women in the US working full time year round earned 74 cents for every …

This article pursues two central goals. First, I seek to advance the sustained study of
occupational identity as a pivotal mechanism for organizing work and, thus, as a productive …

The biographies of eight highly professional women form the material for discussing how
women live, understand, and 'perform'success. After identifying macro-topics related to …

Men's drastic underrepresentation in HEED occupations (health care, early education, and
domestic roles) is a vastly underresearched gendered phenomenon. Using a narrative style …

This paper examines the earliest boundary work for a female-dominated occupation that
portrayed men rather than women as the appropriate practitioners. According to the concept …

Masculinized industries encompass many work contexts described as masculine, male-
dominated, and/or gendered. However, the use of any of those three latter designations …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to contribute further to the understanding of why and
how employees resist workplace change. Building on previous studies exploring the link …

Responding to persistent gender inequity, organizations have adopted diversity initiatives to
promote women's representation in traditionally male-dominated occupations. Although …