Equal Opportunities International: Volume 24 Issue 3/4

Workforce diversity and organisational performance

C.W. Von Bergen, Barlow Soper, John A. Parnell

Many managers and scholars agree that diversity is a positive factor that leads to competitive economic advantage for organisations. However, this assertion remains largely…

Discrimination in the oil industry

Stacey Osborn, Brian H. Kleiner

Corporations operating in the oil industry have faced several million dollar lawsuits and settlements over discriminatory practices. These settlements further substantiate a…

Who cares? Male and female careers in the health‐ and eldercare sector in Denmark

Anne‐Mette Hjalager, John Houman Sørensen, Rasmus Juul Møberg

This study investigates labour market fluctuations and gender issues in the health and care sector. A large data set from public registers has allowed us to compile a…

Sexual orientation discrimination

Gail A. Dawson

Al though we have legislation that, at least in theory, protects employees from discrimination, discrimination still occurs. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits…

Pregnancy and leader‐follower dyadic relationships: a research agenda

Liisa Mäkelä

Women are, in increasing numbers, participating in the labour market and are an important part of an organisation’s human resource pool. Nevertheless, women still face…

The status of women revisited: the case of Nepal

D. Hosni, C. Lundberg

This article offers a new perspective on assessing the status of women. It focuses on female endangerment and inequality among women as new dimensions of development and change…

Exploring gender differences in employee attitudes towards work‐family practices and use of work‐family practices

Jarrod M. Haar, Michael P. O’Driscoll

This study explored a number of work‐family attitudes and the current and future use of work‐family practices by gender, using a sample of 100 New Zealand employees. Females were…