Despite the inroads made by women in the professions, the glass ceiling remains a persistent barrier to their career progression. Using a range of interactional sociolinguistic data this publication investigates the crucial role thatgendered discourses play in perpetuating workplace gender inequalities. INDICE: - List of Tables and Diagrams - Acknowledgements - Transcription Conventions - The Professional Workplace as a Research Site - Gender Discourses: A Critical Sociolinguistic Approach - Collecting Workplace Data - Analysing Workplace Interaction - The Retail Company - The Manufacturing Company - Gendered Work: Ideologies and Stereotypes in Action - Towards the Future: Breaking the Stereotypes of Gendered Work - Appendix - References - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-27968-1
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 236
- Fecha Publicación: 20/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés