Gender, Work Stress, and Health

We believe that many groups will be served by this collection.Undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in management, business, occupational psychology, sociology, and women’s studies who are working to understand the complex interplay of gender, work stress, and health will find interest here. Another audience comprises professionals in human resource management, consulting, training and development, occupational health, and women’s networks.Our own experiences in studying gender and work have revealed to us several insights. One on which we both agree is this: We need to know more. It is in that spirit that we embarked on the collaboration to publish this collection. Our aim was simple: to present a collection of leading-edge research on gender, work stress, and health. It is of necessity an interdisciplinary venture, combining knowledge from management, psychology, sociology, epidemiology, and medicine, among other fields. Gender permeates every aspect of life, but it is especially salient to the work environment. While considerable progress has been made in studying gender in a broad fashion,far less progress has been made in terms of gender as it specifically affects work stress and health. We must enhance our knowledge of this specific gender area in order to develop more effective interventions in organizations.American Psychological Association, Washington,D