Everyday Gender at Work in Taiwan (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book explores professional women's experiences of gender in the Taiwanese workplace in the wake of the rapid transformation of the country's economy, identifying attitudes to gender in a heterosexist and heteronormative social culture. It contributes to understanding women's relationships with their superiors and peers at work and the strategies that they have used to negotiate with these role partners to achieve their own personal and career goals. It notes that compared to women in other East Asian economies, women in Taiwan have a more consistent career trajectory and that the local women's movement and activism has brought Taiwan a long way in improving women's employment rights, but argues that it is too soon to claim that gender inequality has been banished from the workplace. Based on qualitative, in-depth interviews, the book explores the participants' accounts, gendered and heteronormative practices at work, in two contexts: organisational management and everyday social encounters. It investigates gender inequality at work by focusing on women employees' everyday experiences, and examines structural and institutional factors affecting gendered arrangements, as well as personal experiences in negotiating gender. A key read for students and scholars in gender and employment studies, this book will also be of interest to those working within the field of employment sociology and organisational culture.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Gender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia
Release date:	February 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Ting-Fang Chin
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	222
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-981-10-7364-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	981-10-7364-3
Barcode:	9789811073649

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