Gray areas : how the way we work perpetuates racism and what we can do to fix it /

Gray areas : how the way we work perpetuates racism and what we can do to fix it /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wingfield, Adia Harvey, 1977- author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] ©2023
Description:	x, 293 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Discrimination in employment. Equality -- United States. Labor -- Minorities. Labor -- Race relations. Affirmative action programs. Discrimination in employment Equality Race relations United States -- Race relations. United States
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13378190

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ISBN:	9780063079816 006307981X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index.
Summary:	A leading sociologist looks at why racial inequality still exists in the workplace despite the multi-billion-dollar diversity industry's efforts to fight it and offers solutions for reversing the trend to create a truly equitable future.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Getting into the Gray Areas
Part I. Cultural Doing Diversity Badly
Chapter 1. Race Blindness and the Liberal Paradox
Chapter 2. Gendered Occupations and Organizational Culture
Chapter 3. When Hierarchy Doesn't Help
Chapter 4. Colorblindness and the Market
Chapter 5. Layers and Limitations
Chapter 6. The Case of Gig Work
Chapter 7. Leveraging Cultural Capital
Can We Change the Culture?
Part II. Social Getting the Job
Chapter 8. Going It Alone
Chapter 9. Black Women Opening Doors
Chapter 10. Employment in the New Fissured Workplace
Chapter 11. Getting Hired vs. Doing the Hiring
Chapter 12. When Movements Matter
Chapter 13. Successful Networking
Getting Past the Networking Hurdle
Part III. Relational Who's Got Your Back?
Chapter 14. Searching for an Advocate
Chapter 15. When White Women Are Roadblocks
Chapter 16. Opportunity Gaps in Gig Work
Chapter 17. The Cost of Advancement
Chapter 18. Looking Elsewhere for Leadership
Chapter 19. When Advancement Isn't the Answer
Chapter 20. A Path Forward
Moving On Up
Conclusion: The Way Out of the Gray
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index