Silencing Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Cultural Biases in Leadership

Edited by Camilla A. Montoya - Contributions by Camilla A. Montoya; Julieta V. García; Veronica Carrera; Isis Lopez; Cynthia S. Halliday; Esther S. Gergen; Damaris Santos Palmer and Fawn-Amber Montoya

Silencing Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Cultural Biases in Leadership is an edited volume containing eight chapters, each a real-life account from a Latina in a leadership position in the United States. These women discuss how their professional goals may conflict with their culture’s expectations for them, and they describe the complexity of life choices for Latinas in the workplace, including their struggles in challenging such social assumptions. Although some of the contributors come from Latin American countries and others were born in the United States, all eight women share similar backgrounds in regards to gender, age, ethnicity, or other forms of cultural biases they have encountered in both their professional and social experiences. The theme presented in this book is extremely relevant to the modern workplace—not only where men and women of different ages, ethnic, and religious backgrounds come together, attempting to be effective in their professional setting, but also where biases that try to silence minorities still prevail. This book is not a compilation of victimizing stories; on the contrary, it serves as a statement of success despite adversities.

Hamilton Books

Pages: 172 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-0-7618-7068-5 • Paperback • September 2018 • $26.99 • (£19.99)

978-0-7618-7069-2 • eBook • September 2018 • $25.50 • (£19.99)

Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies

Silencing Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Cultural Biases in Leadership

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Silencing Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Cultural Biases in Leadership is an edited volume containing eight chapters, each a real-life account from a Latina in a leadership position in the United States. These women discuss how their professional goals may conflict with their culture’s expectations for them, and they describe the complexity of life choices for Latinas in the workplace, including their struggles in challenging such social assumptions. Although some of the contributors come from Latin American countries and others were born in the United States, all eight women share similar backgrounds in regards to gender, age, ethnicity, or other forms of cultural biases they have encountered in both their professional and social experiences. The theme presented in this book is extremely relevant to the modern workplace—not only where men and women of different ages, ethnic, and religious backgrounds come together, attempting to be effective in their professional setting, but also where biases that try to silence minorities still prevail. This book is not a compilation of victimizing stories; on the contrary, it serves as a statement of success despite adversities.

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Hamilton Books

Pages: 172 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-0-7618-7068-5 • Paperback • September 2018 • $26.99 • (£19.99)

978-0-7618-7069-2 • eBook • September 2018 • $25.50 • (£19.99)

Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies

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Camilla A. Montoya teaches courses such as industrial/organizational psychology, cross-cultural psychology, research methods, and gender studies.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Compliance or Ambition: Challenging Cultural Norms in Search of Personal Fulfillment
by Camilla A. Montoya. …………………………………………………………....
Chapter 2 – How Professional Goals Conflict with Social Experiences for Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Culture
by Julieta V. García……………………………………………………………….
Chapter 3 – Asserting the Power Within
by Veronica Carrera
Chapter 4 – No Laughing Matter: Gender Stereotypes in the Workplace
by Isis Lopez.
Chapter 5 – Overcoming Biases and Moving Forward
by Cynthia S. Halliday
Chapter 6 – Authenticity Transcends What Stereotypes Attempt to Classify
by Esther S. Gergen..
Chapter 7 – Fluid Identities: How Growing Up in a Lower-class Brazilian Immigrant Family Shaped My Ideas of Class, Race, and Culture
by Damaris Santos Palmer
Chapter 8 – Reconciling Personal and Professional Goals
by Fawn-Amber Montoya.
Conclusion
References
Index
About the Contributors

Silencing Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Cultural Biases in Leadership

Edited by Camilla A. Montoya - Contributions by Camilla A. Montoya; Julieta V. García; Veronica Carrera; Isis Lopez; Cynthia S. Halliday; Esther S. Gergen; Damaris Santos Palmer and Fawn-Amber Montoya

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