Sexual Identity on the Job
Issues and Services
(1996) Harrington Park Press - 108 pp. with Index
Edited by Alan L. Ellis, PhD Research Associate, Center for
Research and Education in Sexuality, San Francisco State University
Ellen D. B. Riggle, PhD Assistant Professor of Political Science,
University of Kentucky
About The Book:
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
order to effectively support their gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgenderedclients.
As a compilation of scholarly and applied perspectives,
Sexual Identity on the Job covers such topics as multicultural
identity (multiple identities) development; legal and policy issues
of employment; career development issues for lesbians, gay men,
bisexuals, and transgender persons; and how inclusion improves
productivity among all groups. By including both perspectives,
this unique volume offers both academics and practitioners a broader
knowledge of the field and relevant issues, and possible solutions
for sexual identity concerns and questions in the workplace.
Chapters in Sexual Identity on the Job address a diverse set
of issues relating to ways in which those concerned about the
psychological well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender
workers can address their needs while recognizing their desire
to lead productive, fulfilling lives. The contributors, in promoting
workplaces that offer all workers inclusion, safety, and a place
to thrive psychologically and emotionally, cover such topics as:
- gay, lesbian, and bisexual career development and counseling
issues
- managing multiple identities (race, gender, sexual orientation)
in the workplace
- current trends in economic discrimination toward lesbians,
gay men, and bisexuals and relevant legal concerns
- domestic partner benefits
- the relationship between inclusion and productivity
Sexual Identity on the Job chronicles the development
of research, specific concerns which have been addressed, and
where current research leaves this situation. It also provides
some interpretation of the past and current research and its implications
for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender workers and
their co-workers. It betters relationships among gay and straight
workers, administration, and management by promoting equal and
fair treatment, in regard to both legal and policy issues and
in interpersonal relationships, to all employees. Corporate trainers
of all levels, academic researchers, career and other counselors,
and the general public will find its pages filled with applicable
and helpful information.
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