Gray areas : how the way we work perpetuates racism and what we can do to fix it
by Wingfield, Adia Harvey, 1977- (Author)
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. Full description
- 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