Hidden Inequalities in the Workplace : A Guide to the Current Challenges, Issues and Business Solutions

Preface -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction to 'Hidden' Inequalities in the Workplace -- 1.1 Background to the Book -- 1.2 Aims and Objectives -- 1.3 Equal or Diverse? -- 1.4 The Legal Framework and Expectations -- 1.5 Book Context -- References -- 2: The Challenges and Social Impact of Coeliac Disease in the Workplace -- 2.1 Identifying, Stating and Justifying the 'Problem' -- 2.2 The Impact of CD on Working Life -- 2.3 Socialising, Catering and Marginalisation -- 2.4 Blurring of the Boundaries Between 'Public' and 'Private' -- 2.5 The Need to Acknowledge Social Stigmas and Exclusion -- 2.6 Methodological Considerations -- 2.7 The Public Realm of Eating Versus the Private Domain of Digestion -- 2.8 Conclusion and Implications -- References -- 3: The 'A' Word in Employment: Considerations of Asperger's Syndrome for HR Specialists -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Duality -- 3.3 Academic and Methodological Considerations -- 3.4 Findings and Discussion -- 3.4.1 Disclosing -- 3.4.2 Working Hard: Better, Different or Exploitative? -- 3.4.3 'Hidden' Talents: Amazing, Gifted and Exceptional Employees -- 3.4.4 Hypersensitivities -- 3.4.5 Being 'Social': Team Working or Team Contribution? -- 3.5 Conclusions and Implications -- References -- 4: Conflicts and Challenges of Gender in the Workplace: The Police Service in England, Wales and Northern Ireland -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Methodology -- 4.3 Women in Male-Dominated Environments -- 4.4 Gender Neutral or Gender Blind? -- 4.5 Culture -- 4.6 Challenges to Progressing Careers -- 4.7 Networks and Mentors -- 4.8 Conclusion and Implications -- Notes -- References -- 5: The Quality of Work Among Older Workers -- 5.1 Introduction