Routledge Handbook on Men, Masculinities and Organizations

"""It’s ironic that a world dominated by men should have so comparatively little theoretical and empirical research that casts a critical eye on masculinity in organizations. Fortunately, this edited collection provides a robust and thorough overview of that lacuna and is filled with star contributors and sharp contemporary analyses. If you are new to the academic literature then this is the book to start with; if you are familiar with the literature then there isn’t a better update."" Keith Grint, Emeritus Professor, Warwick Business School, UK ""The importance of gender studies from a critical perspective is needed more than ever as scholars find alternative ways to resist societal and organizational structures of domination and exploitation. This international resource is a must read for anyone seeking to interrogate the relationship between men and masculinities. The collection journeys from classic theories of masculine domination and ways of organizing against hegemonic masculinity to emerging accounts of contemporary and global masculinities and the implications for organizations and organizing."" Alison Pullen, Macquarie University, Australia ""The handbook links men and masculinities with social structures represented by diverse organizations and practices of organizing. Such perspective provides an important and invaluable angle of analysis contrasting with popular approaches reducing masculinity to individual traits or some essential personality type. Authors and editors ensure their comprehensive approach is reflected critically and engage in conceptual dialogue on how the different perspectives can be theorized. Informal and formal practices – imprinted in the construction of organizations or organizational settings shaping practice - form the pivotal perspective bravely engaging in deconstructing power relations, hegemonies, or crises. Multiple takes on analyses collected in the handbook offer vivid portraits of organizations and organizing as gendered practices for both students and readers new to the field and scholars engaged in critical approaches to masculinities across disciplines and spaces. Following this way of theorizing is a joy to read."" Iva Šmídová, Associate Professor, Masaryk University, Czech Republic ""I was literally blown away by the remarkable set of chapters that powerfully reveal the magnitude of the effects of men’s practices and masculinities across the globe. The volume draws from multi-disciplines to reveal the relationships between men, masculinities and organizing and organizations. It is an excellent resource for understanding contemporary challenges like persistent gender divisions in labor markets, the gendered effects of the COV-19 pandemic, social movements, environmental issues, racial injustice, gendered based violence, the rising tide of authoritarian leadership and the accelerating pushback on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), women’s rights, and recognition of transgender identities. The volume helps to explain why despite efforts towards gender, social class, and racial equality, the world finds itself being led by a few powerful men (i.e. G7) and organizations that remain male (and often white men) dominated."" Stella M. Nkomo, University of Pretoria, South Africa ""This Handbook is an encyclopaedic and timely overview of research on masculinities in a wide range of organisational settings (including business, the state, the military, political and sports organisations and education); located in an exploration of theoretical perspectives and with a specific focus on key issues (including leadership, embodiment, affect, violence, work-life issues and masculinity contests), it is a crucial text for all those interested in understanding today's world."" Prof Pat O’Connor, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Limerick"