Business Science Reference Macro and Micro-Level Issues Surrounding Women in the Workforce: Emerging Research and Opportunities

With the globalization and growth of world economic markets, the importance of a strong workforce has become paramount to business success. Organizations cannot achieve this global reach unless they intend to tackle issues regarding equality in the workplace. In a time when sustainability and corporate responsibility have become the norm, organizations value the creation of an egalitarian workplace. Macro and Micro-Level Issues Surrounding Women in the Workforce: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical scholarly resource that voices issues and challenges faced by women and provides guidance for organizations in developing strategic initiatives to involve women in decision-making processes and improve women's wellbeing in the workplace. The book explores macro (socio-economic) and micro-level (organizational) issues in relation to women's positions at work including occupational segregation, gender pay gap, diversity management, and socio-cultural roles attached to women. It is essential for executives, managers, executive board members, human resources professionals, policymakers, business practitioners, academicians, researchers, corporate professionals, and students. About the Author Ba?ak Uçanok Tan is the director of the Human Resource Management master program in Istanbul Bilgi University. She received her B.A. in Business Administration and upon her graduation she was granted the Sunley Management Scholarship and completed MSc in International Management from the University of Northampton, UK. She continued her graduate studies in both Marmara and Istanbul Bilgi University and earned her PhD in Organizational Behavior. Her academic research concentrates on the dynamics of micro organizational phenomena including work values, organizational citizenship behavior, organizational commitment, alienation and materialist attitudes. She continues her research on various issues surrounding gender in management.