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Gaslighted : How the Oil and Gas Industry Shortchanges Women Scientists by Christine L. Williams (2021, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520385284

ISBN-139780520385283

eBay Product ID (ePID)20050075958

Product Key Features

Book TitleGaslighted : How the Oil and Gas Industry Shortchanges Women Scientists

Number of Pages262 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGender Studies, Earth Sciences / Geology, Economics / General, Women's Studies

Publication Year2021

GenreSocial Science, Science, Business & Economics

AuthorChristine L. Williams

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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LCCN2021-016032

ReviewsA quick and engaging read, Gaslighted is of particular interest to researchers studying gender, work, and organizations, and is accessible for undergraduate students and those working in industry.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal331.48655

Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Gender, Geology, and the Oil and Gas Industry 2. The Oil and Gas Pipeline 3. The Stayers 4. Voluntary Separations 5. Corporate Downsizing 6. Organizational Gaslighting Methodological Appendix Notes References Illustration Credits Index

SynopsisThe oil and gas industry is one of the richest and most powerful industries in the world. In recent years, company avowals in support of diversity, much-touted programs for "women in STEM," and, most importantly, a tight labor market with near parity in women pursuing geoscience credentials might lead us to expect progress for women in this industry's corporate ranks. Yet, for all the talk of "the great crew change," the industry remains overwhelmingly white and male. Sociologist Christine L. Williams asks, where are the women? To answer this question, Williams embarked on a decade-long investigation--one involving one hundred in-depth interviews, a longitudinal survey, and ethnographic research--that allowed her to observe the industry in times of boom and bust. She found that when the industry expands, women may be able to walk through the door, but when the industry contracts, the door becomes a revolving one, whirling ever faster, as companies retreat to their white male core. These gendered outcomes are obscured by firms' stated commitments to diversity in hiring and the language of merit. The result is organizational gaslighting, a radical dissonance between language and practice that Williams exposes for all.

LC Classification NumberHD8039.O52U69 2021