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Author Özsoy, Zeynep

Title Gender Diversity and Inclusion at Work Divergent Views from Turkey
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (135 p.)
Series Routledge Focus on Business and Management Ser
Routledge Focus on Business and Management Ser
Contents Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: they talk diversity and inclusion, but they walk without women -- Patriarchal norms, neoliberal practices, and the state -- Trade unions -- absence of women in management cadres -- Non-governmental organisations -- advocacy for diversity and inclusion -- Listed companies and international organisations -- Why and how to study gender diversity in Turkey -- References -- 1 Global and local perspectives on gender diversity -- Introduction -- Global perspectives -- Local perspectives
Diversity in the workplace -- Diversity in the boardroom -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 The Turkish context: one foot forward, two steps back -- Introduction -- Politics of gender in(equality) -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The state: how to withdraw from responsibilities -- Introduction -- From "women's rights" to "gender equality" -- Wither away "gender equality" -- instead go for "gender justice" -- Gender diversity? -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 International organisations: initiators and facilitators -- Introduction -- The WEF and the Gender Parity Task Forces
The WEPs: good at committing, bad at executing -- Other private sector partnerships of UN women Turkey: equality blah blah blah -- Joint projects of listed companies and ILO: workshops, commitments, training -- World Business Council for Sustainable Development -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Non-governmental organisations: advocates -- Introduction -- The supported actors of gender diversity and inclusion -- Women's organisations and other NGOs: the marginalised -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Trade unions: the alarming absence of women -- Introduction -- Turkish trade unions in retrospect
How motivated are trade unions to fight for workplace gender diversity? -- Intersectional perspectives of trade unions -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Listed companies: never-ending training and an awareness-raising fetish -- Introduction -- Diversity beyond gender -- Compliance with law -- "Too soft" human resources practices -- Diversity or corporate social responsibility? -- Women in the upper echelons -- Conclusion -- References -- Discussion and conclusion -- References -- Appendix 1 Theoretical background -- Appendix 2 Methodology -- Index
Summary The purpose of this book is to investigate gender diversity practices and discourse developed by listed companies in Turkey. It pursues this aim by advancing knowledge about business relations affecting workplace gender diversity
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Subject Discrimination in employment -- Turkey
Diversity in the workplace -- Turkey
Gender nonconformity -- Turkey
Transgender people -- Employment -- Turkey
Form Electronic book
Author Şenyücel, Mustafa
Oba, Beyza
ISBN 9781000851311
1000851311