Description
Book SynopsisThe impact of individual appearance on career success, either positive or negative, often remains unspoken or even unconscious within the world of work. Appearance has been shown to influence decisions regarding renumeration, recruitment and promotion through biases such as size and gender discrimination. For women especially, there appears to be a delicate balance between achieving the right look and being perceived as professional. Such issues require a critical examination of the relationship between appearance and careers.
Through a sharp intersectional lens honed by experts from across the globe, The Emerald Handbook of Appearance in the Workplace focuses on both internal and external influences that may complicate issues of workplace appearance and further impact the development and progression of individuals’ occupations. Thoughtfully structured to consider both theoretical and applied points of view, chapters examine topics such as body art, hair textures, lookism and ageism across a variety of industry sectors and levels of employment.
The first of its kind in addressing appearance and careers with varying approaches and across a diverse range of concepts, this Handbook provides an essential overview of the unspoken impact that personal presentation and assumptions can have on how employees are perceived and ultimately progress in their careers.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Adelina Broadbridge
Chapter 1. Appearance as Carnal Capital and Symbolic Violence: An Intersectional Approach; Mustafa Özbilgin, Marios Samdanis, and Pelin Arsezen
Chapter 2. Is Curly Hair Viewed as Professional? Examining Hair Bias Against White Women with Curly Hair; Joy V. Peluchette and Katherine A. Karl
Chapter 3. Examining Hair Choices of Black Women in Academia; Katherine A. Karl, Joy V. Peluchette, and Gail Dawson
Chapter 4. Body Weight Discrimination Against Women in Customer-Facing Roles: A Systematic Literature Review; Sharon Grant, Toby Mizzi, and Elly O’loghlen
Chapter 5. Ageism, Sexism, and Appearance: Navigating Workplace Discrimination in Later Life; Laura Hurd
Chapter 6. The Price of ‘Extra Layers’: British Muslim Women’s Work and Career; Sajia Ferdous
Chapter 7. Dress Codes in a “Singular They” World: Gender Nonbinary Identity and Expression and Employer Appearance Policies; Todd Brower
Chapter 8. Dressing to Be(Come) a Business School Dean: Autoethnographic Accounts; Gina Grandy, Sharon Mavin, and Elise Gagnon
Chapter 9. Appearance Matters: Appearance Management in Political Careers; Minita Sanghvi and Nancy Hodges
Chapter 10. Status Effects of Attractiveness at Work; Tonya K. Frevert, Tarya Bardwell, and Lisa Slattery Walker
Chapter 11. Lookism Knows No Age: Aesthetic Labour in Women’s Careers; Marjut Jyrkinen, Mira Karjalainen, and Linda McKie
Chapter 12. Appearance Discrimination In Hiring: Challenges and Dilemmas for Managers in the United States; Bahaudin G. Mujtaba , Frank J. Cavico , and Tipakorn Senathip
Chapter 13. Legislating Against Lookism in Australia; Chris Warhurst, Richard Hall, and Diane Van Den Broek
Chapter 14. Appearance in the Workplace: Impact on Career Development; Peter Waring
Chapter 15. Advising Clients on Appearance: Ethical Tensions and Positive Conversations; Julia Yates
Chapter 16. The Visibility of Invisibility: Exploring Criminal History Appearance and Implications to Careers; Nicole C. Jones Young and Kemi S. Anazodo
Chapter 17. The Impact of Workers’ Tattoos and Piercings on Employment: Suggestions for Pragmatic Career Planning; Leonidas Efthymiou, Yianna Orphanidou, and Achilleas Karayiannis
Chapter 18. A Tattooed Workforce – Still a Liability?; Beth Wood and Adelina Broadbridge
Chapter 19. Tattoos and The Social Psychology of Stigma: Implications for Career Development; Terence Chia and Andrew R. Timming
Conclusion; Adelina Broadbridge
