Despite countless diversity initiatives, gender inequality in career pathways for women in the modern workplace continues. This book reveals Why. It is a call to action. Drawing on a meticulous study that involved interviews with 70 corporate executives, a survey of 2,000 employees, and comprehensive desk-research, Dr Khan unearths the pernicious impact of gender stereotypes, sexual objectification, and the intricate web of double standards that plague the corporate realm.

Yet, her insights ...

Offering a comprehensive introduction to the comparison of governments and political systems, this new edition helps students to understand not just the institutions and political cultures of their own countries but also those of a wide range of democracies and authoritarian regimes from around the world. This new edition offers:-A revised structure to aid navigation and understanding-New learning features, 'Using Theory' and 'Exploring Problems', designed to help students think comparatively...

A short primer unravelling the Israel–Palestine conflict from the nineteenth century to today

An agenda setting book from a major academic figure in the social sciences.

Emphasizes the scope and power of administrative government, as well as how the legal system shapes administrative procedure and practice.

This is a popular guide to a complex and demanding area of practice that looks at the experiences of children in need who live in state care and the social worker's role in working with them. There are chapters on communication and children's rights, life story work, attachment and culture, as well as ethnicity and faith.

A clear and accessible introduction to the complex issues surrounding mental health.

Interactive, interconnected and participatory, journalism today is a constant live-stream of outrage, terror, polarised politics and fake news. With a news landscape that's dominated by emotionally charged material, Stephen Jukes investigates emotionality's impact on the practice of journalism and the journalists themselves.

Why the new nomad and an increase in migration is the best way to help the planet to prosper.