Valerie Caven

This series is a call to action for organizations to not only recognize but accept and support em... more This series is a call to action for organizations to not only recognize but accept and support employees of all walks of life, regardless of the social stigmas that separate them from their seemingly "normal" counterparts. It fills the gap in scholarship surrounding the difficult issues employees face based on their background, lifestyle, or past mistakes, including mental illness, alcohol and drug addiction, sexual minorities, ex-offender status, and military veterans. Through rigorous research and contributions from the foremost scholars in human resources, books in the series will provide an in-depth treatment of each population and offer tactful solutions for HR scholars and practitioners to effectively navigate the delicate nature of these matters. The series speaks on behalf of anyone who has ever been affected-directly or indirectly-by discrimination from an employer, and promotes a positive, productive, and purposeful working environment for employees at all levels

format_quoteRecent sociopolitical changes increase focus on diversity and equality in global workplaces, emphasizing inclusion strategies.format_quote

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The Legal Framework on Diversity and Equality

Palgrave Explorations in Workplace Stigma, 2019

This chapter offers a critical evaluation of the British legal framework and how the law has been... more This chapter offers a critical evaluation of the British legal framework and how the law has been used to address discrimination in the workplace. The equality and diversity legal framework policies go beyond the employment and prohibit any form of discrimination in the workplace. The chapter provides a critical analysis of the current legal framework as we attempt to assess how organisations have adopted the legal obligations in an attempt to establish fair working practices. Analysis shows that there is a need to advance further our knowledge on the role of hard and soft laws and assess whether the current legal framework might create sources of ‘hidden’ inequality in the workplace.

Home makers: the professional identity of the architect and creation of living space

Flexibility in professional employment: gendered choice or constraint?

Inequality and Organisational Practice: Work and Welfare

Palgrave Explorations in Workplace Stigma, 2019

This chapter aims to discuss the key elements of the first volume and highlight the main areas fo... more This chapter aims to discuss the key elements of the first volume and highlight the main areas for exploration. It provides an evaluation on the meaning of hidden inequalities in modern organisations with particular emphasis on issues around work and welfare. It seeks to debate current organisational practices and provide a new thinking as to how hidden inequalities could be addressed to improve the quality of work and individual welfare in the workplace. This volume shows that more needs to be done to promote work and welfare and most importantly remove hidden inequalities from the workplace. The chapter provides a review of the volume’s structure, objectives and context with the scope to enable the reader to briefly assess the main issues covered in the first volume.

I was doing fine until the recession...': professional unemployment, redundancy and gender

Call for abstracts Gendered professional career paths in the service sector

Women have complex careers, referred to as multi-directional This track aims to update and extend... more Women have complex careers, referred to as multi-directional This track aims to update and extend knowledge of gendered professional careers in the service sector, including a focus on the timing and nature of career transitions for women which reflect the complex demands of work and home life. The service sector is an overarching term to describe where work includes "the presence of the customer within the labour process" (Korczynski, 2002: 194) and includes "the dimensions of intangibility, perishability, variability, simultaneous production and consumption and inseparability" (ibid). A profession is defined by Larsen (1977) as the transformation of special knowledge and skills into social and economic rewards. It differs from an occupation because it possesses aspects of monopoly control and market power over its mode of operating

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QSR NUD*IST section in 'Collecting and analysing research material

Gendered professional career paths in the service sector

s of approximately 500 words (ONE page, Word document NOT PDF, single spaced, excluding reference... more s of approximately 500 words (ONE page, Word document NOT PDF, single spaced, excluding references, no header, footers or track changes) are invited by 1st November 2013 with decisions on acceptance to be made by stream leaders within one month. All abstracts will be peer reviewed. New and young scholars with 'work in progress' papers are welcomed. Papers can be theoretical or theoretically informed empirical work. In the case of co-authored papers, ONE person should be identified as the corresponding author. Due to restrictions of space on the conference schedule, multiple submissions by the same author will not be timetabled. Abstracts should be emailed to: [email protected] Abstracts should include FULL contact details, including your name, department, institutional affiliation, mailing address, and e-mail address. State the title of the stream to which you are submitting your abstract. Note that no funding, fee waiver, travel or other bursaries are offered for att...

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The Professional Career of Spanish Architects: Obstacles and Facilitators

Construction and Building Research, 2014

Architecture as a profession has been already studied in countries such as Australia, Canada, Fra... more Architecture as a profession has been already studied in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, the UK and the USA. However, there is a paucity of work with respect to the situation in Spain, a geographical context with specific cultural, social and economic features. In an attempt to address this research gap, we aim to depict Spanish architects’ experiences and concerns regarding their career and professional life. This paper draws on qualitative data comprising 38 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with Spanish architects of different age, gender and employment setting. Findings show that social capital is among the factors helping their careers the most, while women also identify reasons related to gender and work-family balance as a barrier.

Building on the middle ground: alternatives to polarisation in women's professional employment

Diversity and Equality Issues in Modern Organisations

Inequality and Organizational Practice, 2019

format_quoteThe gender pay gap persists, with reports indicating women still earn significantly less than male counterparts in many countries.format_quote

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Work orientations and career commitment

Inequality and Organisational Practice: Employment Relations

Inequality and Organizational Practice, 2019

This chapter aims to discuss the key elements of the earlier volumes and highlight the main areas... more This chapter aims to discuss the key elements of the earlier volumes and highlight the main areas for exploration. It provides an evaluation of the meaning of hidden inequalities in modern organisations with particular emphasis on issues around employment practices. It seeks to debate current organisational practices and provide a new thinking as to how hidden inequalities could be addressed to improve the quality of work and employment practices in the workplace. This volume shows that more needs to be done to improve employment practices in order to remove hidden inequalities from the workplace. The chapter provides a review of the volume’s structure, objectives and context with the scope to enable the reader to briefly assess the main issues covered in the first volume.

Agony aunt, hostage, intruder or friend?'. The multiple personas of the interviewer during fieldwork

Intangible Capital, 2012

Purpose: This paper examines how the role of the interviewer is manipulated by the interviewees i... more Purpose: This paper examines how the role of the interviewer is manipulated by the interviewees in return for them offering their experiences, opinions and information during qualitative research interviews.

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Creating the architect: socialisation into the UK architectural profession

Diversity Training and Learning in Modern Organisations

Inequality and Organizational Practice, 2019

This chapter provides a discussion of key theoretical contributions on diversity training and ass... more This chapter provides a discussion of key theoretical contributions on diversity training and assesses the role of learning in changing individual attitudes. It offers a critical insight into the current literature on diversity training and learning and examines how organisations respond to addressing discriminatory behaviours and attitudes in the workplace. The scope of the chapter is to evaluate the discourse on diversity training and assess the extent to which diversity training interventions could generate ‘hidden’ inequalities towards individual attitudes.

Introduction to ‘Hidden’ Inequalities in the Workplace

This chapter aims to discuss the key elements of the book and highlight the main areas for invest... more This chapter aims to discuss the key elements of the book and highlight the main areas for investigation. It provides an assessment on the meaning of ‘hidden’ inequality in the workplace and evaluates the key dimensions of equality and diversity in modern organisations. The chapter explores further the role of legal expectations in managing organisational needs and provides a review of the book’s structure, objectives and context.

Women's work orientations revisited: a longitudinal perspective

Women and work orientations: determinants and development

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