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Women's Work, Men's Cultures

Overcoming Resistance and Changing Organizational Cultures

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  • © 2011

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  1. Sarah Rutherford

    1. Rutherford Associates, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Sarah Rutherford
    Pages 1-4

  3. Women in Society

    • Sarah Rutherford
    Pages 5-14

  4. Belonging: Meanings of Organizational Culture

    • Sarah Rutherford
    Pages 15-33

  5. The Gender Agenda

    • Sarah Rutherford
    Pages 34-66

  6. Style Matters

    • Sarah Rutherford
    Pages 67-94

  7. The Public/Private Divide

    • Sarah Rutherford
    Pages 95-116

  8. Are You Going Home Already? The Long-Hours Culture

    • Sarah Rutherford
    Pages 117-141

  9. Let’s Have a Drink! Informal Networking and Socializing

    • Sarah Rutherford
    Pages 142-164

  10. Sex in the Office

    • Sarah Rutherford
    Pages 165-186

  11. Leaders and Men

    • Sarah Rutherford
    Pages 187-196

  12. On the Road to Change

    • Sarah Rutherford
    Pages 197-204

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 205-250
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Corporate diversity programs often fail because of resistance in workplace culture. The author sets out an approach to real change by analysing the role of organisational cultures in marginalising women workers. Based on academic research, case studies and interviews, the author presents a new model for changing organisational culture

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  • Rutherford Associates, USA

    Sarah Rutherford

About the author

SARAH RUTHERFORD runs her own diversity consultancy company, Rutherford Associates. She is a former financial journalist and was a non-executive director of investment bank Singer & Friedlander from 2003-2006. She has published a number of articles and research reports on gender and organizational culture, and speaks regularly on the subject to many audiences, contributing to television and radio programmes.
 

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