Women@Work

Author

Roy CHUA, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Hye Jung EUN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Mengzi JIN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Case

Publication Date

9-2020

Abstract

This series of six short two-part cases (“caselets”) is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half of the global workforce but they face distinct workplace issues compared to men. We will examine some of these issues through these caselets, which are written from the personal perspectives of the protagonists. They are real-life stories that many should be able to relate to. Although all the protagonists are women, this does not mean that the lessons are not applicable to men. Men and women work alongside one another at the workplace and men play a critical role in shaping women’s workplace experience. Throughout the case discussions, the perspectives of men will be immensely valuable.

We recognise that the instructor cannot possibly do justice to these cases in a 90-minutes class. It is also not our goal to solve the larger social and gender issues that are implicated in these cases. Our aim is primarily to help students better appreciate the challenges women face, and collectively think of ways to handle them.

Although the cases have been written in the Asian context, these issues can occur anywhere. The students will be made aware of some basic frameworks and strategies that can help them think about and manage the challenges that women face at work, and draw on their experiences and insights to generate ways of handling these vexed interactions, which could also enable women to make greater progress and contributions in innovation work.

Keyword(s)

Workforce diversity, Women executives, hostile work environments, knowledge workers, managing workplace stress, work environments

Discipline

Gender and Sexuality | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Data Source

Field Research

Industry

Professional, scientific & technical services

Geographic Coverage

Asia

Temporal Coverage

2020

Education Level

Executive Education; Postgraduate; Undergraduate

Publisher

Singapore Management University

Case ID

SMU-20-0022A

Comments

SMU Faculty/Staff can download the case and teaching note with your SMU login ID and Password via the following links:

• The Case Part A (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part B (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part C (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part D (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part E (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part F (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part G (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part H (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part I (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part J (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part K (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part L (SMU-20-0022)
• Teaching Note (SMU-20-0022TN)

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• The Case (SMU-20-0022)

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• The Case Part A (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part B (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part C (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part D (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part E (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part F (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part G (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part H (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part I (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part J (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part K (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part L (SMU-20-0022)
• Teaching Note (SMU-20-0022)

For purchase of the case and supplementary materials via Harvard Business Publishing, please access the following links:

• The Case Part A (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part B (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part C (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part D (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part E (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part F (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part G (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part H (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part I (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part J (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part K (SMU-20-0022)
• The Case Part L (SMU-20-0022)
• Teaching Note (SMU-20-0022)

Additional URL

https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/4546