Sexual identity on the job : issues and services / / Alan L. Ellis, Ellen D.B. Riggle, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (123 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.5
• Soggetto topico: Gay people - Employment - United States; Lesbians - Employment - United States; Bisexual people - Employment - United States; Sex discrimination in employment - United States; Gender identity - United States
• Altri autori: EllisAlan <1957-> RiggleEllen D. B
• Note generali: "Sexual Identity on the Job: Issues and Services has also been published as Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, Volume 4, Number 4 1996"--T.p. verso.; First published by the Haworth Press in 1996.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Sexual Identity Issues in the Workplace: Past and Present; The Earliest Studies: Personal Accounts and Reports of Discrimination; Coming Out in the Workplace; Career Decisions and Development; Attitudes Towards Gaysand Lesbians in the Workplace; Specific Occupations/Cases; Policy Issues and Domestic Partner Benefits; Consulting on Sexual Identity Issues in the Workplace; AIDS in the Workplace; Social Psychological Issues and Conclusion; Notes; References ; Multicultural Existence in the Workplace: Including How I Thrive as a Latina Lesbian FeministSpecial Challenges in the Workplace; Advancement Concerns; Safety Issues and Survival Strategies; Notes; References; Employment and Sexual Orientation: Disclosure and Discrimination in the Workplace; Introduction; Current Legal Situation; Conceptual Framework; Implications for Researchers and Workplace Professionals; Notes; References; Domestic Partner Benefits: A Bottom Line Discussion; Introduction; A Brief History; Organizational Attitudes; Change in the Workplace; Family Definitions ; Workplace Policies and BenefitsBenefits; Overcoming Objections to Domestic Partner Benefits; Insurance Companies and Plans; Pension Plans and Taxation; Non-DiscriminationPolicies; Management and Consultants; Employees and Coworkers; Conclusion; References; The Impact of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Workplace Issues on Productivity; Inclusion in the Workplace; Hiding in the Workplace; Homophobia in Society andIts Impact on Productivity; Sexual Orientation and Workplace Performance; Employee Responsibility; References; Gay and Lesbian Career Counseling: Special Career Counseling Issues ; Research on Gay and Lesbian Career DevelopmentCareer Counseling Issues; Special CareerInformation; Counselor Bias; Special Developmental Issues; ""Coming Out""; Discrimination; Occupational Stereotypes and Networking; Psychological Testing; Couples and OtherFamily Issues; Advocatingfor Gay and Lesbian Clients; Conclusion; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Sexual Identity on the Job provides academics and practitioners with a solid resource for addressing sexual identity concerns and issues in the workplace. It offers corporate trainers, managers, and policymakers suggestions for creating a positive psychological environment of inclusion for all workers through policies of nondiscrimination, the availability of domestic partner benefits, and solid efforts to eliminate on-the-job discrimination toward lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender individuals. It educates social service providers about company actions of which they need to know in or
• Titolo autorizzato: Sexual identity on the job
• ISBN: 1-56023-076-2; 1-315-80105-1; 1-317-76438-2; 1-317-76439-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807475703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II