--- title: Gender & Work description: This subject investigates how gender influences employment opportunities, workplace dynamics, wage gaps, and career progression. Learners will understand the structural barriers, policies, and cultural expectations that affect different genders in the professional world. category: social-sciences subcategory: gender-studies difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/gender-and-work --- # Gender & Work This subject investigates how gender influences employment opportunities, workplace dynamics, wage gaps, and career progression. Learners will understand the structural barriers, policies, and cultural expectations that affect different genders in the professional world. ## Available Resources 2 Books • 2 Courses • 3 Websites ## Courses ### 1. Gender and Sexuality: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace **Author:** Julie Beaulieu, Susan Marine An introductory Coursera course from the University of Pittsburgh on core concepts of sex, gender, sexuality and LGBTQIA identities, how their meanings have changed over time, and how gender expectations shape workplace culture. Learners gain vocabulary and analytical tools from gender and women's studies. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/gender-sexuality **Tags:** gender-studies, sexuality, lgbtqia, womens-studies, workplace-inclusion ### 2. Gender at Work A four-module University of Western Australia course, about seven hours, on gender equality: the legal and international frameworks, why equality is resisted in practice, intersections with race, class and disability, and the terminology used in policy debate. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/gender-equality **Tags:** courses, humanities-social-sciences, gender-studies ## Websites ### 1. AAUW Research The research library of the American Association of University Women, including its regularly updated report on the gender pay gap. Gives you sourced US statistics on pay, education, STEM participation and workplace harassment to cite or argue from. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.aauw.org/resources/research/ **Tags:** gender-pay-gap, workplace-equity, research-reports, women-in-stem ### 2. leanin.org Lean In is a nonprofit focused on gender equality in the workplace, offering research, articles, and practical guides to help women advance, negotiate, and build inclusive organizations. The site provides resources for individuals and employers—including the Women in the Workplace report, toolkits, and guidance on leadership, mentorship, pay equity, and policy changes. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://leanin.org **Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, gender-studies ### 3. hochschild.org Hochschild.org is an academic resource focused on gender and work. It offers research articles, publications, and project descriptions exploring how gender shapes labor and workplace dynamics. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://hochschild.org **Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, gender-studies ## Books ### 1. The Second Shift **Author:** Arlie Russell Hochschild, Anne Machung Sociological study of dual-earner American households, based on interviews and home observation, showing that women perform an extra month of unpaid labor each year. Names the family myths couples use to explain away that imbalance. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143120336?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, gender-studies ### 2. Feminist Fight Club **Author:** Jessica Bennett Journalist Jessica Bennett's field guide to sexism at work, naming recurring behaviors such as interrupting and idea appropriation and giving tactics for salary negotiation, meetings and self-presentation. Anecdotal and illustrated rather than academic, drawing on her own peer group. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0241244838?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, gender-studies --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/gender-and-work