1st Edition

Gender Bias in Organisations From the Arts to Individualised Coaching

142 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

142 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

142 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Government and organisational policies are not enough to challenge socially constructed expectations towards gender. Arts based methods derived from sensemaking, metaphors and storytelling can support women in modifying behaviours triggered by gender stereotype threat and help them cope better in the gendered workplace. The aim of the book is to challenge the contemporary approach of... Read more

1. Towards workplace gender equality: an introduction 2. Promises and pitfalls of gender mainstreaming 3. Gendered behaviour and career pathways 4. Workshops and their outcomes 5. Moving forward - Gender, arts-based interventions and coaching

Biography

Dr Gillian Danby is the Owner/Managing Director of Artistry in Leadership based in the UK and is an Associate Lecturer at Northumbria University.

Dr Malgorzata Ciesielska is Associate Professor of Organisation Studies and Deputy Head of Leadership & HRM Department at Northumbria University.