Equal Opportunities International: Volume 28 Issue 6
Table of contents
Workaholism among Norwegian journalists: gender differences
Ronald J. Burke, Stig Berge MatthiesenAlthough workaholism in organizations has received considerable popular attention, our understanding of it based on research evidence is limited. This results from the absence of…
Workplace mentoring for indigenous Australians: a case study
John Burgess, Sharlene DyerThe purpose of this paper is to present a case for the importance of mentoring programs in addressing the disadvantage of minority groups in the workforce. Also, to report on a…
Creating an “agora” for storytelling as a way of challenging the gendered structures of academia
Jennifer Rindfleish, Alison Sheridan, Sue‐Ellen KjeldalThe purpose of this paper is to present personal experiences of using storytelling as a “sensemaking” tool, to argue for the benefits of this method as a process of better…
Earnings attainment of immigrants in the USA: the effects of race, gender, and place of birth
Ami R. Moore, Foster Amey, Yawo BessaThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of race, gender, and region of birth by assessing the earnings of blacks and whites from Africa, blacks from the Americas…
Reifying the private/public divide: examining rhetorical strategies in the debate on maternity leave policy in the USA
Kristina A. Bourne, Paula J. LentzThe purpose of this paper is to explore the rhetorical strategies women use as they debate the efficacy of maternity leave policies in the USA and how these strategies reify the…
Report on a seminar on gender equality during the credit crunch: PROFESSIONAL INSIGHTS
Anke C. Plagnol, Jacqueline ScottThe purpose of this report is to review the seminar on “The credit crunch: gender equality in hard times” held 6 March 2009 at Queens' College, Cambridge, UK.