The Promise and the Price
Essays on Women and Organisations
Published on 1. January 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-04-442286-0 (ISBN)
Description
Given the gender structuring of organizations, and their masculine construction, these essays address the fundamental issue of achieving equal status in employment.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-04-442286-0 (9780044422860)
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Content
PART I Gender and power in organizations: an evaluation Masculinity and femininity in the organization; Organizations and the mobilization of masculine bias; Can equal employment opportunity prevail? PART II EEO in practice in the Australian public service - Towards a redefinition of merit; The case for a central EEO agency in the Australian public service; Job redesign and the Australian public service; EEO in the public sector: an agenda for the 1990s. PART III Valuing women's work Gender bias in job evaluation; Moving towards pay equity using job evaluation; Gender bias in the performance assessment process; Equal opportunities and equal pay for work of equal value in Australia.